Los Angeles car registration....

[Bigfoot]

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?"....

[Bigfoot]

Cmon ya'll LA peeps

[98SVT - was 06GT]

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).

[2112]

In a word;

Montana

[mark p]

In a word;

Montana

I was expecting entirely different 'words" to describe this 

[CSX 4133]

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

[Side-Oilers]

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.)   

[Bigfoot]

Thnx fellas

[6s1802]

No Los Angeles cannot charge additional sales tax. The taxes paid to the California DMV are for the state rate.

[2112]

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

[Bigfoot]

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?

[Rickmustang]

Montana also. Permanent plate. Just purchased some high-end electronics and listed Montana on the sales invoice. No sales tax on them either.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

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%

[Bigfoot]

Gnarly

[Bigfoot]

^^
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