[brdd]

I just bought a car in Las Vegas last month. As I am a primary resident of Minnesota, I did not pay sales tax to Nevada. I took the paperwork including the Nevada title to my license office in Minnesota, paid the Minnesota fees and sales tax, then took the new plates to Las Vegas and drove the vehicle back to Minnesota. I live there more than I live in Las Vegas so that is my main residence.

I will not buy any more vehicles in Minnesota. The state uses salt and corrosive chemicals to de-ice the roads. This practice saves lives but eats metal. Within a few years a Minnesota car shows the signs of rust and in less than ten years you have holes in sheet metal. Since we don't drive as many miles as we used to, a Nevada vehicle will last us much longer.

[airics]

Originally Posted by brdd

I just bought a car in Las Vegas last month. As I am a primary resident of Minnesota, I did not pay sales tax to Nevada. I took the paperwork including the Nevada title to my license office in Minnesota, paid the Minnesota fees and sales tax, then took the new plates to Las Vegas and drove the vehicle back to Minnesota. I live there more than I live in Las Vegas so that is my main residence.

I will not buy any more vehicles in Minnesota. The state uses salt and corrosive chemicals to de-ice the roads. This practice saves lives but eats metal. Within a few years a Minnesota car shows the signs of rust and in less than ten years you have holes in sheet metal. Since we don't drive as many miles as we used to, a Nevada vehicle will last us much longer.

Minnesota does not require an out of state inspection of the vehicle? (Is the vehicle staying in Nevada?)

[CD2017]

Originally Posted by airics

Minnesota does not require an out of state inspection of the vehicle? (Is the vehicle staying in Nevada?)

MN does not, surprisingly.

[airics]

Originally Posted by rhuff80

MN does not, surprisingly.

That’s why you were able to do it. Most places require inspection

[lanb]

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

Not true, I bought a car in California and registered it in Nevada when I lived there.

• I bought the car in California and paid California sales tax
• I paid a few $ to get a temporary registration (15 or 30 days, I don't remember which)
• I drove the car to Nevada and went to DMV
• They deducted the California tax from the Nevada tax, I had paid a few dollars more in California than I owed in Nevada, I didn't get a refund but I didn't owe them any tax
• I paid for Nevada registration and that was all there was to it.

Hi 2sleepy,


I am planning to do something similar - buy a new car in SoCal and drive it and register it in Vegas
where I live.


Couple of questions -


1) Did you a get a one-way trip permit or a temp registration in CA ?


2) Are you sure about NV giving you credit for sales tax paid in CA ? I don't want to pay sales
tax twice which will negate any savings and more


Thanks !

[2sleepy]

Originally Posted by lanb

Hi 2sleepy,
I am planning to do something similar - buy a new car in SoCal and drive it and register it in Vegas
where I live.
Couple of questions -
1) Did you a get a one-way trip permit or a temp registration in CA ?
2) Are you sure about NV giving you credit for sales tax paid in CA ? I don't want to pay sales
tax twice which will negate any savings and more

Thanks !

They titled the car in California but did not register it in California, and they issued me a 20 day permit. They only cost a few $, I don't remember exactly but it wasn't a lot of money.

The details are in this document: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/co...df?MOD=AJPERES

Yes, Nevada gives you a credit for sales tax paid in California, if you paid less than what is required by Nevada you pay the difference, if you overpaid neither Nevada nor California will give you a refund for the overage. They will see the tax you paid on the bill of sale, they will not charge you again.

[airics]

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

Not true, I bought a car in California and registered it in Nevada when I lived there.

• I bought the car in California and paid California sales tax
• I paid a few $ to get a temporary registration (15 or 30 days, I don't remember which)
• I drove the car to Nevada and went to DMV
• They deducted the California tax from the Nevada tax, I had paid a few dollars more in California than I owed in Nevada, I didn't get a refund but I didn't owe them any tax
• I paid for Nevada registration and that was all there was to it.

the reason you were able to drive it to Nevada is that you paid the sales tax.... If you would not have done that, it would have to go on the flatbed.

[SportyandMisty]

Originally Posted by yhja22

yhja22:

My house is in CA,but I have 2 works , one in CA and another in NV (live about 6 months in Ca and in NV respectively). I bought a used car in NV and registered in DMV of NV.

Can I use my CA home address to have my car insurance? Please help, many thanks!!

Originally Posted by airics

No. To drive a car that is registered in Nevada, the insurance must be on nevada paper. If you registered the car in Nevada and don’t have nevada insurance, you will be fined big time!

It might be possible to have Nevada registration & Nevada insurance but have the billing address for your automobile insurance be in California. I'm not sure that's what you are trying to do, however.

[2sleepy]

Originally Posted by airics

the reason you were able to drive it to Nevada is that you paid the sales tax.... If you would not have done that, it would have to go on the flatbed.

That's true but what's the point? Unless you are taking the car to a state where there is no sales tax I don't see the advantage. Nevada sales tax is the same or in some cases higher than California tax, and Nevada sales tax is based on MSRP, not the price you actually paid. No dealer is going to transport your car to your home state for free, so you before you did that you'd probably want to figure out if it would be saving you any money.

[lanb]

Yeah, it is a bummer that Nevada sales tax is based on MSRP

The main clarification point for me is the credit for the sales tax paid in CA and not getting double taxed.
Just curious - If by chance, the tax paid in CA is higher than NV sales tax, does the refund get deducted off the registration fees by the DMV or it is refunded via mail by CA/NV later ?

BTW, the dealer quoted me $113 for the one-way permit.

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

That's true but what's the point? Unless you are taking the car to a state where there is no sales tax I don't see the advantage. Nevada sales tax is the same or in some cases higher than California tax, and Nevada sales tax is based on MSRP, not the price you actually paid. No dealer is going to transport your car to your home state for free, so you before you did that you'd probably want to figure out if it would be saving you any money.