Taxes & buying a used LD in CA August 10, 2005, 02:05:42 am Yahoo Message Number: 56687Hi-- We've been looking into buying a used LD in California and driving it home (out-of-state). Being aware that non-California residents buying a new LD from the factory must use a driver to drive the unit out-of-state before they take possession, I started trying to figure out if buying a used LD required the same thing. We certainly don't want to take the risk that CA will come after us for sales tax as we will be promptly paying a hefty amount of sales tax in our home state. We called CA DMV, which referred us to the CA Board of Equalization. We were told by one person at the BOE that even though we're buying from a private party, we must go through the ordeal of conducting an out-of-state transaction before a notary. "If you take possession of the vehicle in CA, then you make functional use of it. Just driving it out of state is making functional use of it and you will owe the tax. We don't care if the seller is a dealer or a private party." Another call to the BOE resulted in a more confusing answer, which was really no answer at all. We're thinking that surely someone has dealt with this before, as many used LD's as there are in CA. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We like to play it on the safe side and pay our taxes where they're due. I just read in "Trailer Life" magazine that double taxation has been happening in Indiana, so I know it does happen. Thanks for any help on this. At this point we're in a bit of a time crunch and don't have time to wait for a written answer from the BOE. I'm going to call the BOE tomorrow and ask for a supervisor. Any other ideas? Thanks, twodrifters[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Taxes & buying a used LD in CA Reply #1 – August 10, 2005, 11:14:28 am Yahoo Message Number: 56691--CA DMV advised me that one has 10 days from date of sale to get vehicle out of CA. I have done this twice. Having a foothold so to speak, in Oregon. It will not save you if you live in WA as one pays the sales tax unles RV has been owned 7 years. SCQuote We've been looking into buying a used LD in California and driving it
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