I was just wondering if anyone has bought a vehicle (car/truck/motorcycle/etc) in another state and immediately brought it to your home state to register. Did your secretary of state/DMV require to SEE the vehicle? I can understand if its used, but what about brand new? Thanks way in advance...
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Out of state purchase..?
- Thread starter lewisb13
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snobuilder
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Bought my current sled in Minnesota, brought it over to Wisconsin and did the tax, title deal. Nobody had to see the sled, although I did buy it from a dealer, but the sled was used.
you can no longer buy from a dealer in MN and NOT pay there tax, unless they deliver it across the state line. Their state, county and city taxes are over 8%,....kinda screws up the great deals I used to get at Heinens....
Of course you can get credit for paying the MN sales tax, but there ain't no refund of the dif.
I brought a quad from MN and registered it in WI,...all they want to see was the dead presidents....
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joshwagner
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IF you buy new - out of state (at least in IL)
The dealer will provide you all the paperwork you need to bring to the DMV.
I bought a motorcycle in WI and the DMV had all the paperwork I needed but.... I bought my boat in MO and had to get a tax form (RUT) from Springfield. They will send it to you free, but I had to bring it to the DMV to pay the tax and get the trailer registered and send a copy to to the DNR for the boat registration.
Nobody at the DMV wanted to see anything but the paperwork. I think IL is pretty easy, but I wouldn't go to the Naperville office because it's always so busy. Probably run out to Plano or down to Joliet. They seem a little more willing to offer help with questions or incomplete forms.
Used is even easier. You just bring the title paperwork with you and register it like anything else.
Josh
The dealer will provide you all the paperwork you need to bring to the DMV.
I bought a motorcycle in WI and the DMV had all the paperwork I needed but.... I bought my boat in MO and had to get a tax form (RUT) from Springfield. They will send it to you free, but I had to bring it to the DMV to pay the tax and get the trailer registered and send a copy to to the DNR for the boat registration.
Nobody at the DMV wanted to see anything but the paperwork. I think IL is pretty easy, but I wouldn't go to the Naperville office because it's always so busy. Probably run out to Plano or down to Joliet. They seem a little more willing to offer help with questions or incomplete forms.
Used is even easier. You just bring the title paperwork with you and register it like anything else.
Josh
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I have been buying new sleds for the last 15 years in Wisconsin, I live 450 miles south of Mercer WI in IL no big deal. Bring them back to IL where I live sled in IL and WI, I only register them in WI no trails in North Central IL only top of the state of IL. I sled in fields ditches and woods here, the state of IL are crooks they need no more of my money.
I save $200 in taxes buying the sled in WI, instead of IL.
I save $200 in taxes buying the sled in WI, instead of IL.
This is making my head spin. Heres another thing, they collected 6% sales tax in Michigan. So when I get to Illinois, where the sales tax is 7%, am I just going to have to pay a 1% difference? The stealership is telling me that the 6% that I already paid is "reciprocal", meaning it will apply to any state and all Ill have to pay is 1% when I go to register the bike. Hm.
peppermill
New member
We bought a vehicle in WI and was told that I didn't have to pay the tax there because when I went to registar it in MI I would have to pay tax there. That is what we did. When I went to registar it I didn't know that I would have to pay tax on the trade in value of my old vehicle. That was a surprise.
peppermill
New member
lewisb13 - that is the same thing we were told so we opted to just pay it all in MI All we had to show was paperwork.
Man this is not cool. You know how the stealerships will talk you in circlesssssss trying to get you to buy something and if they see something might be a deal breaker they'll spin it so that it "plays" in your favor. Im going to the DMV after work, I better only owe 1% or Im going to be pissed. And you watch, if I DO have to get that money back, Ill probably have to get a lawyer, even though its rightfully MY money. They'll probably say something like, "oh yea we already sent that money in and its long gone."
snolover55
Member
You're correct Lewis. If you paid the 6% in MI, all you pay in IL is the 1% difference to the secretary of state when you apply for the license and title.
Depends on the state - OH, IN, and AZ info
It depends on the state.
I live in Ohio and have purchased cars, snowmobiles, and a trailer out of state. OH DMV wanted to see both cars I purchased to physically witness and record the VIN from the plate at the windshield. They did not need to see the sled or trailer.
My parents live in IN but have a winter place in AZ. A few years ago they purchased an old/cheap car in AZ to run around town. They wanted to register it in IN as their home state and so they could add it to their current auto insurance. IN DMV insisted on inspecting the vehicle in person before registering. Would not accept an out of state affidavit or anything. Parents weren't going to drive the thing to IN just for the inspection so they ended up registering it in AZ and getting a stand-alone auto insurance policy. Pain in the arse.
My recollection is that AZ would have done it in reverse without having to inspect the vehicle.
It depends on the state.
I live in Ohio and have purchased cars, snowmobiles, and a trailer out of state. OH DMV wanted to see both cars I purchased to physically witness and record the VIN from the plate at the windshield. They did not need to see the sled or trailer.
My parents live in IN but have a winter place in AZ. A few years ago they purchased an old/cheap car in AZ to run around town. They wanted to register it in IN as their home state and so they could add it to their current auto insurance. IN DMV insisted on inspecting the vehicle in person before registering. Would not accept an out of state affidavit or anything. Parents weren't going to drive the thing to IN just for the inspection so they ended up registering it in AZ and getting a stand-alone auto insurance policy. Pain in the arse.
My recollection is that AZ would have done it in reverse without having to inspect the vehicle.
snolover55
Member
As far as requiring you to show them the vehicle, never heard of that one before.
Wow thanks for all the comments guys/gals! When I moved from Michigan to Alabama a few years ago they wanted to physically look at the VIN on my car to get Alabama plates. This is understandable, but a BRAND NEW i dont think they would need to see it. Im crossing my fingers anyways...
snobuilder
Well-known member
Wow thanks for all the comments guys/gals! When I moved from Michigan to Alabama a few years ago they wanted to physically look at the VIN on my car to get Alabama plates. This is understandable, but a BRAND NEW i dont think they would need to see it. Im crossing my fingers anyways...
If you bought new, you should have been given the Certificate of Origin from the manuf.
Back in 1998 I was living in Indiana, but was officially a resident of Wisconsin because I didn't inform the state of my address change. I bought a new pickup truck.
My local (Valparaiso) bank would not give me a loan because my paycheck was from another state.
I obtained a loan from a Wisconsin bank and registered the truck with the Wisconsin DOT. As previously mentioned, I was provided with a Certificate of Origin which is essentially title-type document provided by the manufacturer. I paid sales tax to the state of Wisconsin, not Indiana even though the truck was purchased from a dealer in Schererville, IN.
Later that year I officially switched my residence to IN, registered the vehicle in IN and picked up an IN drivers license. No additional tax obligation.
My local (Valparaiso) bank would not give me a loan because my paycheck was from another state.
I obtained a loan from a Wisconsin bank and registered the truck with the Wisconsin DOT. As previously mentioned, I was provided with a Certificate of Origin which is essentially title-type document provided by the manufacturer. I paid sales tax to the state of Wisconsin, not Indiana even though the truck was purchased from a dealer in Schererville, IN.
Later that year I officially switched my residence to IN, registered the vehicle in IN and picked up an IN drivers license. No additional tax obligation.
snolover55
Member
Yep, if the tax rate you pay out of state is less than IL tax rate, you pay IL the difference when you apply for license and title. Don't know how other states handle it. I bought a new dump trailer in IN a couple years ago. They charged me $0 sales tax, but I had to pay the full amount to IL when I titled and registered it here.
harvest1121
Well-known member
A lot of states now make you pay the tax it does not matter if you live in the state. Indiana charges the 7 % then the state you live in will get the tax back from Indiana. When I bought the snowmobile there I tried to register in Illinois. Illinois wanted so many things I just called Wisconsin and did it there. What a state you try to give them money and they want you to do all the work.