What tax do I pay when living in a state without a sales tax?

cheryl m: What tax do I pay when living in a state without a sales tax?
If I live in NH which does not have a sales tax and buy an auto in MA which does have a sales tax do I pay MA sales tax or would there be no sales tax due to the fact the car would be registered in NH?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Digital Haruspex
You would have to pay sales tax for MA if the car was physically in MA when it was sold or, likely also, if it was simply registered in MA at the time of purchase.

The tax should be included in the price. If you’re buying it from a private owner rather than a dealer than I doubt sales tax will be an issue even though the person should still “legally” collect it, I doubt they will.

Answer by katson6
You would be paying the MA sales tax becuse the sale originated in MA. Not until after the purchase would you be registering it in NH

Answer by ne11
The tax goes to the state of MA.

Answer by The Rabbi
It is up to the state. The dealers know the rules. Typically, the tax is paid where the car is registered.

Answer by sally
WHAT DO U WANT 2 DOOOOOOOO!!!!!!YALL CRAZY
JUST PAY IT

Answer by bostonianinmo
Since the sales tax is paid to the registering authority not the dealer, you’d only pay MA sales tax if you registered it in MA. MA doesn’t have a temp tag system so you’ll need to get your tags in NH first before you take delivery. If you tag it in MA for the trip back to NH, you will have to pay the MA tax.