There is generally not a sales tax on used items such as cars. However, the car would need to be re-registered, and a component of that is a vehicle tax.
Taxes are paid in California at the time you register the car with the Department Of Motor Vehicles. You do not pay tax to the person you are buying from.
Yes, you would pay California tax if you bring the car into the state within a year of having purchased it anywhere else.
You will pay the tax when you register the vehicle in your name.
I assume you are in the Canadian market and the taxes are in Canada. When buying from a dealer you should expect to pay 13% of tax, both GST and PST. But when buying from a private person you are only responsible for 5% GST.
In California you will pay the saled tax when you register it.
My dad in Alabama is giving me a 2004 Sienna, but I live in California. If the car is given to me do I have to pay tax in California?
There is really only one tax and that is the sales tax. You would pay the standard tax rate (7.75%-8.25% in California) just as if if you bought a can of hairspray at the grocery store.
There is really only one tax and that is the sales tax. You would pay the standard tax rate (7.75%-8.25% in California) just as if if you bought a can of hairspray at the grocery store.
Collision insurance means that if you were to get in an accident the insurance company would pay to fix your car instead of the person's that you hit.
There are a few ways someone can purchase a car when they have bad credit. A person could always pay cash for a car and not have to worry about their credit. Also, a person could use a high risk loan.
buying a car is technically a good because you leave with it but it becomes a service when you have to pay the car insurance every month. hope this helps!
buying a car is technically a good because you leave with it but it becomes a service when you have to pay the car insurance every month. hope this helps!