Are there states where you don't pay state sales tax on buying a truck?

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  1. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    I know you have to pay FET. I'm just wondering, I'm not going to buy a new or used truck any time soon. I don't think Jersey charges a sales tax.
     
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  3. Ridgeline

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    In most states a truck is tax exempt if it is used for interstate commerce.
     
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  4. Allow Me.

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    Yeah Oregon has no sales tax, Az. no sales tax on used VIA private party.
     
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    Oregon has no sales tax if you are a resident. If you live here in Washington and buy a car new or used across the border you still have to pay sales tax. probably the same elsewhere I would imagine.
     
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    Most states you pay when you title it, not when you buy, but California wants their tax unless you have it delivered out of state.

    Check with your home state.
     
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    Where I live in Spokane, Wa. the sales tax is 8.7%. If I bought a commercial truck in Wa would I have to pay sales tax? That would be a huge chunk of change. If so would it be possible to form an LLC in a different state and buy it using that name? I have relatives in Arizona.
     
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    I bought a car in Montana a couple years ago for 15 k. And paid no sales tax .
    Moved back to Nebraska 2 years later and relicened it there ..still paid no sales tax
     
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    I'm from North of the border, so I can only speak of how things work in this Province, but when I bought my truck, I had to pay the sales tax.

    However, my business got that tax payment refunded at tax time. In fact, anything I buy that's business related, the sales tax I pay gets refunded to me (moreso the business) at tax time.
     
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