Re: Brand new member \"this close\" to Kioti
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This tax free stuff goes on all the time. Wouldn't the dealers get in trouble? Carver, Corriher, Upper Valley, they make lots of deals tax free for out of state buyers. </font>
Under the tax laws, it is the BUYER who is legally RESPONSIBLE for paying the tax.
In the case of every state law I am aware of, anyone selling goods to an out of state party is specifically exempt from charging tax to the buyer UNLESS the seller also has a physical business presence in the state that the buyer is residing (even if it is a non-related subsidiary, truck terminal, office building, etc).
<font color="green"> I believe this may only aply to licensed vehicles.(?) </font>
You are clearly wrong in the eyes of the law.
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What about all the other stuff bought over the internet and phone orders out of state? </font>
There is clearly confusion over this and these are legally 2 different issues in regard to taxes. Internet falls under one law. Phone falls under another law. There are variances by state, so I don't know exactly what your state law is, HOWEVER, many states have places on your state income tax form where you are legally required to declare what you bought out of state without paying tax and failure to claim these things, and then failure to pay the tax is called tax "evasion" which is clearly illegal and can yield jail time.
NOW ON A PRACTICAL set of terms, the states RARELY go after people over these minor issues, however they do often go after big ticket items. Furniture stores often do the same thing tractor dealers do. Cigarettes are another thing that people feel they can buy tax free. To varying degrees, states are REALLY CRACKING DOWN on tax evaders because they are losing BILLION$ OF DOLLAR$ in tax revenue. Buy a pair of pants via mail order, I doubt the tax man will track you down, but big ticket sales . . . be careful. Often the nasty note from the revenue department, with an enclosed tax bill comes 2+ years after the purchase.
<font color="red"> Unless there is a tax attorney here, I'm not sure any of us KNOW the laws. </font>
I know of no tax attorney's on TBN, but I do employ one. And as I stated, I do testify as an expert witness on parallel topics numerous times. In fact I do it virtually every year.
<font color="purple"> What about private sale? Paying a sales tax there?
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Many, probably most, state's laws exempt this or have special provisions such that you don't have to pay the tax.
