[EVnewb]

Anyone else heard anything about this?

Sales Tax Impact Is Murky For Normal As Rivian Sales Begin

One piece of the Rivian economic puzzle is less clear: If someone buys a Rivian vehicle, who gets a cut of the sales tax money?

www.google.com

 

[thrill]

When I buy something from Amazon I get charged my state's sales tax - how would buying a vehicle by "mail order" be any different?

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

Sales tax has always been where the CUSTOMER takes possession.

Sales tax in my county is slightly less than the adjacent county. If I go to a store in that other county and buy something that I take home myself, I pay the higher tax rate. If I buy something that they deliver to my home (furniture, for example) then I pay the lower tax rate where my home is located.

 

[CiWsDsohGm72]

It could be interesting to take ownership in Illinois, considering the reciprocation with Colorado on the sales tax. My hangup might be doing my first drive in an EV and trying to navigate 1000 miles with charging for that first trip. I guess it could also be a great initiation!

 

[JimmyEV]

Anyone else heard anything about this?

Sales Tax Impact Is Murky For Normal As Rivian Sales Begin

One piece of the Rivian economic puzzle is less clear: If someone buys a Rivian vehicle, who gets a cut of the sales tax money?

www.google.com

I get that Normal officials would want to see some of that sales tax money but it should be wherever the customer is purchasing the car not from the factory.

 

[Chris S]

Those townspeople are idiots. They're not entitled to one penny of sales tax revenue except for sales to registered owners in Normal.

 

[eHauler]

It's a short sighted view and might harm Normal in the long run. Not a smart move.

 

[lefkonj]

Do people who buy GM pay sales tax in Detroit? Don't think so the tax is based on where the sale is taking place, like in NJ. You pay the tax for NJ when you buy something even if you buy it from out of state, if you take delivery in NJ.

 

[Chris S]

Sales tax has always been where the CUSTOMER takes possession.

Sales tax in my county is slightly less than the adjacent county. If I go to a store in that other county and buy something that I take home myself, I pay the higher tax rate. If I buy something that they deliver to my home (furniture, for example) then I pay the lower tax rate where my home is located.

That's not how it works with registered motor vehicles. I've bought vehicles (both new and used) out of state, and paid sales tax when I registered them at home. Even better, I totally avoided sales tax on buying dirt bikes out of state!

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

That's not how it works with registered motor vehicles. I've bought vehicles (both new and used) out of state, and paid sales tax when I registered them at home. Even better, I totally avoided sales tax on buying dirt bikes out of state!

If your dealer didn't want to deal with it, sure, it falls on you to pay when you register. The dealers I worked with did the paperwork and they did a LOT of out of state deals. For many customers, that's important, because they may want to put less down than will cover the taxes.

If you scammed the government by not paying taxes that were owed, then I don't have much to say other than shame on you.

 

[Chris S]

LOL, I didn't scam anyone. Have you paid local sales taxes on every out-of-state internet purchase that didn't charge it?

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

LOL, I didn't scam anyone. Have you paid local sales taxes on every out-of-state internet purchase that didn't charge it?

Yes, I pay the taxes I owe. And your “tu quoque” argument is also despicable. I think we’re done here.

 

[Mr. Korean Corn Salad]

Considering our state government, I suspect most, if not all of the taxes will go to the state. I don't recall ever paying local taxes when purchasing a car in the state and don't see how Bloomington-Normal would see any proceeds of the taxes.

At state level, I suspect you pay taxes for where car will be registered. Purchased a RV out-of-state last month and got hit with the tax bill when I went to register it. The state I purchased it from didn't see any of the taxes.

 

[mattman44]

As of now no sales tax at all collected for ZEVs registered in New Jersey . Quite an incentive at this price point.