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Tax on vehicle sale

If my vehicle is registered in Texas but I sold it in California, to which state should I pay the sales tax?

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Vanessa A
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Tax on vehicle sale

Sales tax is paid in the state in which the transaction occurs or the persons home state depending on the state.  However, if you sold a vehicle as an individual, you would not withhold or pay sales tax. Sales tax is paid by the purchaser not the seller. 

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Vanessa A
Employee Tax Expert

Tax on vehicle sale

Sales tax is paid in the state in which the transaction occurs or the persons home state depending on the state.  However, if you sold a vehicle as an individual, you would not withhold or pay sales tax. Sales tax is paid by the purchaser not the seller. 

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