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Old 05-29-2019, 01:35 AM   #32
lip277
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Originally Posted by robg View Post
Yeah, I have read the same thing- if you buy a car in CA you have to pay sales tax there. But I think that only applies if you actually take delivery there- if you get it shipped you dont have to pay sales tax there. But, as long as your local sales tax is the same or higher than the CA sales tax it won't matter since you'll get "credit" for what you paid.
I bought a car in California but took delivery in Washington (the old Yukon if you recall that one...).

Paid only WA sales tax. Granted - WA tax is/was higher than CA - but still, it was figured straight away (CA tax never figured into the transaction).
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