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Los Angeles car registration....
« on: April 21, 2018, 01:49:16 PM »
So my buddy bought his Shelby out of state in a state where you pay the sales tax there,...out of state.  CA sales tax is a little higher so he owes the difference.
We “get” that.
Question is....
Also a LA County “bounty?”....
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2018, 03:19:27 PM »
Cmon ya’ll LA peeps
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2018, 06:01:06 PM »
If he paid say 6% out of state CA will charge him the difference. LA County has I think 9.5% sales tax so they'll hit him for 3.5%. It's interesting if I go to a different county and buy a car they still charge me the LA rate since that is the county I live in. They will also a % of the value on top of the registration - every year (personal property tax).
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2018, 08:14:25 PM »
In a word;

Montana

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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2018, 09:56:57 PM »
In a word;

Montana

I was expecting entirely different 'words" to describe this  ??? ::)
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2018, 10:02:56 PM »

Robbery comes to mind........one of many reasons we left California years ago!

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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2018, 10:27:55 PM »
Yes, Montana works well.  Except if you get hassled by a fussy LEO in CA, over the plate not matching your driver's license state.

I realize that many people do this with their high end cars/RVs, etc. (I have too) and never get hassled.

My CPA told me that the CA State Board of Equalization (AKA the Tax Man) isn't too happy about it, however. 

I chose to register my Kirkham, my KR, and three of my pricey Brand X sports cars in CA.  Paid the $$ and can thus rest easy.  (Plus, then those cars are eligible for original CA YOM plates or the new black and yellows. I have both kinds.)   
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2018, 10:59:15 PM »
Thnx fellas
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2018, 12:24:18 AM »
No Los Angeles cannot charge additional sales tax. The taxes paid to the California DMV are for the state rate.

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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2018, 01:47:35 AM »

Robbery comes to mind........one of many reasons we left California years ago!

Not just Cali. In Seattle metro area, 10% sales tax on purchase and 1% per year for transit tax.

Easy to spend $20,000 on taxes buying a 50 year old Mustang

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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2018, 12:50:20 PM »
No Los Angeles cannot charge additional sales tax. The taxes paid to the California DMV are for the state rate.

State rate can change based on County?
In CA?
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2018, 01:28:05 PM »
Montana also. Permanent plate. Just purchased some high-end electronics and listed Montana on the sales invoice. No sales tax on them either.
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2018, 01:40:21 PM »
No Los Angeles cannot charge additional sales tax. The taxes paid to the California DMV are for the state rate.

State rate can change based on County?
In CA?
Yes - you pay the rate of the county you live in. State tax is 6% and counties can add up to 4.25% - some cities also have an additional tax, LA added 1/4% to help the homeless and then couldn't figure out why the homeless population spiked. https://www.salestaxhandbook.com/california/sales-tax-map anything between 7.25 and 10.25%
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2018, 03:06:16 PM »
Gnarly
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Re: Los Angeles car registration....
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2018, 03:06:42 PM »
^^
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