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Originally Posted by Vic55
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Originally Posted by Da808dad
Don't you live in Washington State? What if you were to go down to Oregon and lease/purchase a car? Don't know how the usage tax is different there but I would think sales tax (lack of in Oregon) would make a huge difference?
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General rule of thumb via auto retail installment contracts and lease agreements is that taxation is based on residence not where point of sale occurs. A dealer that is out of state should not not charge tax because it might not be a reciprocal state (where they would collect and remit to the other state) but instead they do a one way MSO and let the buyer pay tax when he/she registers the car in their state. This is for retail contracts.
So Dean (Limey) in your question could go to Oregon but he would still pay tax on the payment based on his garage address via the lease agreement. |
Correct—and as Vic knows, that's exactly what happens every time I get a new car. So far I've done CA, TX, NY and CO with CA being the clear repeat-buy winner.