lmao...

 

absolutely and in this case, I'm trying to minimize what I'm paying to the state and locals

it's not about what I can or can't afford

 

Labor is usually sales tax exempt, at least in Calif.

If dealer installed, on a purchased, it seems for convenience the dealer would roll the labor cost
and the add on parts cost into the purchase price and charge tax on the entire amount....vehicle, accessories, labor.
That would include a financing situation.

I am unsure how a dealer treats a extended warranty in the above case. Seems to me that
is not taxable, but not sure, same as registration fees are not taxable
and that could be the way to not tax the accessories/ add on labor in
the contract form entries.

Ideally, the accessories parts and labor would be on a separate invoice. Then only
parts/ add ons are taxed as mentioned above by another co-member.

Calif is about 10% sales tax.

Make the dealer work for your business! The sales contract form can be manipulated.
Good luck.

 

I agree with Kenny ... In the years I was in business in Michigan tax on labor wan't allowed ... As to an answer to the OP's query, I'm a bit confused :<(

 

 

Every dealer I've seen in CA puts a separate pack on the bike and breaks up the parts and labor. Labor is not taxed. Sales tax in CA is actually 7.25% but some local cities and counties add to that. In Sacramento County it's 7.75 percent. In Los Angeles it's 9.5 percent.

 

While it's great that you have done some calculations to discover just how screwed over you are getting by your gov'ts, they've made it very hard to evade their ominous rules and reg's. By design, they have created a web of rules/reg's that are so intertwined, that it's practically impossible to "get away" with an advantage. Those that try to "beat the system" are often found and prosecuted. Anyway, good luck with trying to figure a way to beat the system. Maybe check with a CPA as far as what you can do to legally "evade" taxes.

! possible solution to not paying taxes... don't buy anything, and work on everything yourself. Be sure you're totally "off-the-grid" too.

 

Sounds like you could write the contract to include the parts as part of the vehicle, if the dealer delivers it with the parts installed, with one sale price stated for the package. Without installation, they're just parts, not part of the vehicle.

 

Unless your buying something mail order from a company that is not in your state or has a branch in your state you pay sales tax on everything.

 

Here in Virginia the dealer doesn't pay any sales tax on accessories installed on a vehicle in their inventory. If they add the price of those accessories to the sale of the vehicle, they you are taxed at the 4.15%vehicle tax rate. If they install the accessories after the sale, or if the buyer installs the accessories you are taxed at the local sales tax rate which can vary by locality between 5.3%-7%. So depending on your locality you could save between 1.15% and 2.85% of the cost of the accessory. Of course you are going to spend way more than that having the dealer install it vs doing the work yourself.


And to get way off topic. @6113 when did you earn your PSB? I was WHCA 83-89.