Cross posted White Collar Crime question. Accountant in training wife is spazzing out about the out of state private car purchase. Saying that I'm going to get fucked by tax twice.
In her case, she'd bought a car at a dealer out of state and had it shipped from california. CA went after her wanting the sales tax and she had to fill out some form stating the car will never visit the state for the next X years.
Local tag agency (like private DMV's it's wierd) said I just need any old BOS and title, doesn't even need to be a notorized BOS for some reason. They also tax off declared sale value rather than appraised.
Seller was willing write it under by 10k to save me a few bucks and essentially cover travel expenses since I only talked him down 1500. She's assuming Texas would know from a private sale and try and get double dipped sales tax. I think she only had an issue because buying from a dealer who had certain reporting. However her counterpoint is if I'm going there to buy it then that is the Point of sale.
Technically true I suppose, but I just wonder what are the chances the state would have any idea or want to investigate so deeply to try and prove I didnt buy the car off him over the border. Or that I completed the sale online/whatever and would care that I then drove it back or know if it was shipped or not etc. I think my biggest hangup that I don't know how easily they could investigate is that plan was to pull a cashiers check from my bank in front of him so he knows it had funds.
Basically is my wife a Karen, or is the IRS going to get my dog. #taxationistheft and Oklahoma sure as fuck doesn't maintain it's roads from that money.