Purchasing a bike out of state

when I bought a MX bike in ILL,I never paid tax in Indiana because I never titled it. But I would have paid if it was an enduro bike cause it would have to be licensed in Indiana,ya know a title transfer is then needed. BING uncle sam is there with his hand out..... :bang:

Hope this helps..

Crazy

at least here in california, my understanding is if you license it....you pay the tax. thats why you really have to make sure you are getting a good deal if purchasing an out of state bike you plan to register...we have the green sticker/red sticker issue out here...so if you want to ride at public off road riding area, you gotta have the sticker..

yes tou have to pay a transfer fee in some states but the title fees still applies

Actually, you will pay the sales tax to the dealer when you purchase it (he will forward this to his state oklahoma to prove he is collecting since he is a business). Then in texas, you will show proof that you paid this sales tax out of state and receive credit for that ammount and if the sales tax is higher in texas, then you will pay the difference to the state of texas. The title fees will still apply of course. Remember to bring your bill of sale w/ you to the Texas office. Do not allow Oklahoma to charge you titleing fees, only the sales tax.

good luck.

Petra

(p.s. I used to work for the county (nueces, harris) for 8 years doing the registration thing.