Sales tax from private seller?

Asked by Ronald Regan Jul 21, 2022 at 01:19 PM about the Toyota Prius

Question type: Shopping & Pricing

I thought only private sellers allowed on this site.  I researched online that no
sales tax is levied if auto sold by private seller.  So why is he insisting on
charging 8.6% (Phoenix).  Is this a scam?

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155,805

James answered about a year ago

Private sellers AND dealers are welcomed to sell their vehicles here. But you are correct, you don't pay sales tax to a private seller OR if you're buying outside of your home State. In those cases you pay sales tax when you clear the title and register the vehicle. If this is a private sale or a long distance purchase and the seller wants sales tax, walk away. Either they're trying to scam you or they don't know what they're doing! Hope that helps! Jim

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Guru9R9KBS answered about a year ago

Or they say they are a private sale and the are a small auto dealer who flips cars on the side.

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