OT question about car registration

[V6Knowledge]

I bought my car off of ebay...got loan and everything now my mom says I might have to pay sales tax? wtf is that? I live in pa I bought the car in indiana...Am I going to have to pay sales tax or will they jus let me register it?

[Dan Vincent]

Yup, you have to pay sales tax, even if you bought the car from out of state.

In MA, it's 5%. You pay it along with the reg. fee.

[Pastor Larry Roques]

Absolutely....Sales taxes are asessed at the point of registration except if you purchase it from a dealer, in which case they do it and handle the license plate and registration for you at the time of the sale. But if you purchase from an individual, "mono y mono", then it becomes your responsibility at the time of transfer in your home state. I bought my bird off ebay...best car deal I ever got! Taxes or not!

[hockeyman]

Welcome to the wonderful world of taxes. We ALL must pay, and it's not easy to see that at least 1/3 of your paycheck goes to some of those knuckleheads who run our country.

[jimmyhat33]

Not sure, I live in DE and bought my car brand new in PA. There is no sales tax in DE but PA does carry one. I didnt have to pay the tax since i was an out of state resident. I just had to pay my state's own title and tag fees instead...