It is a State by State thing and method. Overwhelmingly most do have a tax on purchase of used car, whether from dealer or individual. The difference is how the tax is collected. From a dealer (who can normally also just charge tax on the amount of the sale above the value of a trade in, if any), they collect it (along with any other transfer fees, and may even include that in financing they arrange). If individual, when you go to register it, the MVD will collect it along with the lisc and other fees.
If you purchase from a private owner then no. If purchased from a dealer then yes.
I checked with my local tag office today and they said you do not have to pay tax if the vehicle is purchased from a private owner.
If you buy it from a private owner there is no sales tax. If you get it from a dealership, you'll pay ~8% sales tax
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If you buy a used car from a private party, you pay no sales tax, although you are legally supposed to report it. If you buy a used car from a dealer, you will pay sales tax.
You do if you want to register it.
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yes, you always pay taxes...no matter what.
Be careful! As long as the car is titled to a private owner, NO you don't have to pay sales tax. But we made a huge mistake! Thought we were buying from a private individual but he put the title in his privately owned company name and now we have to pay sales tax. A fact the OWNER should have disclosed!!
Yes, in Michigan you will pay sales tax on everything purchased, private or not, except food and water.
If I live in Kansa but buy a car from a private party in Texas, how is sales tax calculated on the vehicle.