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Do canadians have to pay California vehicle sales tax when purchasing a used vehicle from a dealership?
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∙ 15y ago
I had a dealer tell me they have to charge the tax, but I looked here:
http://www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/faqex.htm
Purchases for Use Outside California A purchaser is not required to pay California use tax if the only use of the property purchased in California is to remove it from the state and it will be used solely thereafter outside this state. No other use can be made of the property. See Regulation 1620, subdivision (b)(9). If the property is used in California for personal use or for recreation, use tax applies. For example, you, as a resident of Oregon, purchase a boat in San Diego and immediately leave for home. Along the way, you stop at Marina Del Rey, have dinner, and have a boat decal added. The next day you fish in the Channel Islands. Later, you stop to visit friends in San Francisco and take them for a ride in your boat. The California use tax applies because you made a personal and recreational use of the boat in California, and did not simply remove it from the state. Delays for emergency repairs made to the vessel must be verified as functionally necessary for the vessel to continue its departure from the state. You must provide supporting documentation such as fuel, repair, mooring, or lodging receipts to verify the property's departure from California, plus documentation showing at least six months out-of-state use of the property to qualify for this provision.
So from what I can see we Canadians shouldn't have to pay the tax. I emailed the dealer this and am awaiting there resposne.
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