Utahns save thousands in sales tax by registering new cars in Montana. But is it legal?

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Жыл бұрын

A clever way to save money, or cheating? Matt Gephardt investigates how some car buyers avoid paying taxes.
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@jmcg6160 Жыл бұрын

large companies do this all the time. Register their company in another state for their benefit. It is our obligation to reduce our tax burden by any legal means.

@the_bencredible 5 ай бұрын

So Uhaul can register ALL their vehicles in Arizona and nobody bats an eye, but when a normal person uses that same LEGAL loophole it’s a problem? Got it.

@oldfart2413 Жыл бұрын

Check trucking companies who register vehicles in Oklahoma and Idaho to defeat certain inspections. Pride, Cr England,smith, etc etc

@ted_9064 Жыл бұрын

I'm from MA and I drive 10 mins to my nearest apple store in NH to buy a MacBook Pro and did not pay sales tax on it. Am I cheating lol?

@mikethomas7138 Жыл бұрын

There are 7 best buy locations in portland oregon, and none in vancouver wa, no one buys electronics in WA, when they can drive across the bridge and get them 7% less.

@willbroccolo8389 Жыл бұрын

Boo hoo, I was a student and my car was impounded because I had out of state tags. Change your laws Utah.

@jdmtechllc6589 2 ай бұрын

How????

@SethDaughters Жыл бұрын

You are splitting hairs. It's legal. Utah needs to change It's laws to make it more favorable for everyone. If we had even more favorable laws than Montana we could bring in tax money from other states too.

@citycity3660 Жыл бұрын

KSL would have to find a way to benefit the citizen, not judge and condemn them. Utahns are paying higher and higher taxes, with retirees, youth and parents with young children bearing the brunt. It would be ideal if they looked for solutions.

@flynlr Жыл бұрын

could have done many things with the 4661.00 in Taxes I paid on my new car.

@eddieBoxer 9 ай бұрын

I could have bought hookers and cocaine by not paying taxes.

@whatjake7898 6 ай бұрын

The tax you added to your loan and never would have had in the first place? Yeah only thing you would do is blow it and not invest it in anyway. Buying that expensive of a car to garner that much sale tax just proves how terrible you are with money in the first place 🤡

@flynlr 6 ай бұрын

@@whatjake7898 paid cash for the car. what loan

@jamesr2888 Жыл бұрын

Average vehicle prices have skyrocketed over the past 5+ years. A 75,000 truck has over 5,400 in sales taxes, that is ridiculous. This is not reasonable! Sales taxes need to be lowered on new vehicle sales & no sales taxes on used vehicles. City, county, state & federal governments need to do more with less.

@lr7815 11 ай бұрын

The price of the truck isnt worth mentioning, since theres few if any cheaper options. I was about to buy a used ford bronco in colorado, its 48,000. 5400 in sales taxes and 3400 in registration fees. $8800 total in taxes for a small suv... thats insane

@carlatamanczyk3891 Жыл бұрын

Tax laws have to be changed so that the people that can afford it the least are given a break. Veterans and Retirees and young families are being taxed into oblivion on rising home prices and property taxes and sales tax. Government at every level is way too over burdening.

@gcarson19 Жыл бұрын

There is great precedence for taxes in Utah set by the 10% salvation tax...

@eddieBoxer 9 ай бұрын

The rich eludes paying taxes, just ask Donald trump and his family, John Gotti never paid taxes and he made millions per year.

@personnesenki4521 9 күн бұрын

The easiest way to enforce this is to look at neighborhoods where lots of out-of-state vehicles are located. If it can be shown that such a vehicle was there for more than 60 days then an enforcement action can be taken.

@newmanc6619 8 ай бұрын

Just get your driver license in Montana if you can. If your license and plates are the same state you will never be caught Before re plating your car to another state your license there

@alexsimon915 2 ай бұрын

Not that easy. MT will notify your CA dmv you’ve been licensed also you have to show a physical address there and so on.

@stum8374 Жыл бұрын

Why do America have to register a car in the 1st place ? Buying a car whirh tax is enough.

@stephengneri2136 Жыл бұрын

this went on with Ca and Oregon for years. Eventually it was outlawed.

@arthuridis Жыл бұрын

Looks like I won't be moving to Utah.

@whatjake7898 6 ай бұрын

Please do not.

@gobbletegook Жыл бұрын

If people cheat...then they have to charge those that don't.

@RJSchex 4 ай бұрын

Out-of-state registration? PERFECTLY AND COMPLETELY LEGAL. According to Federal law, if it's registered in ANY state, it's legally valid in ALL states.

@MRkriegs 2 ай бұрын

its not about being registered or not, its about tax evasion

@alexsimon915 2 ай бұрын

That is an assumption. Innocent until proven guilty. It’s not chp job to work as irs

@somethingappropriate Ай бұрын

@@MRkriegsif you believe people should be paying more taxes, perhaps you should be consuming less oxygen

@MRkriegs Ай бұрын

@@somethingappropriate I do not believe that.

@mybachhertzbaud3074 Жыл бұрын

Hard to know which is the "real" crime bere, them avoiding taxes or paying 125,000 for two vehicles?????😜

@Srtclipz 6 ай бұрын

Gov always want our money

@Dafastso Ай бұрын

if you buy anything in another state and bring that item to a different state thats just how things work not my problem

@nunyabusiness979 Жыл бұрын

I did this for a while when I moved here from Montana. Due to the residency rule, I registered in Utah. Not just a Utah thing. Montana folk would register their vehicles in Oregon.

@IgobySensei Жыл бұрын

Guess he will never have a nickname like Jonny Tight Lips. Fool just snitched on himself.

@montanausa329 2 ай бұрын

I have been doing it all my life and never got a problem

@alexsimon915 2 ай бұрын

Probably depends where you live and if you get pulled over. Ca can get tricky

@MrMcMuffinJr1999 8 ай бұрын

Love how they didn’t blur the plates of a guy openly admitting to breaking the law

@alexsimon915 2 ай бұрын

Yeah no kidding

@damnjustassignmeone Жыл бұрын

So, some people think the rules only apply to other people

@kelbygale7494 Жыл бұрын

Lol just because you like to feed the state. Screw the state 😂

@damnjustassignmeone Жыл бұрын

@@kelbygale7494 So, the rules don’t apply to you. You just want everyone else to pay but you don’t want to. Disgusting. That’s what they call a freeloader.

@whatjake7898 6 ай бұрын

@@kelbygale7494small brain comment. I know you do not realize you have a small brain on account of you having a small brain….but yeah dude…small brain.

@kelbygale7494 6 ай бұрын

@@whatjake7898 They get their fair share of taxes as it is. Therefore I’m all for tax payers finding loopholes to save money legally or even semi legally on taxes or taxable purchases.

@alexsimon915 2 ай бұрын

We got our Karen that will report any out of state plates. Maybe you can donate more of your money to pay my taxes on things that shouldn’t be taxed at all !?

@FreedomIsntFree2023 Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm......regarding the "registration rules" aspect though, if the vehicle is registered to a company in Montana or any other state, how is the "driver" of that company vehicle responsible for the registration, as long as it is current/valid? The vehicle is not registered to the "driver".

@MTNJOHN 4 күн бұрын

This guy snitched out his whole scene

@nicholasgade2288 Жыл бұрын

Been happening for years, others states/ expensive cars even the Canadians partake in this!

@danasmith858 4 ай бұрын

Yep they skipped the other scam part of this, some states register vehicles according to their value, some have flat fees

@tmorg32 7 ай бұрын

Lol he wants a personal property tax.

@aaranchristopher Жыл бұрын

Money be the illusion. If 1 ask ill tell the truth. Whoever comments asking will receive answer?

@AP-ph7hf Жыл бұрын

My company paid my vehicle tax and registration fees when I moved to UT in 2013, so I didn't care at the time. But for getting new cars here...great idea.

@AFTER_MIDNITE 7 ай бұрын

Why wouldn’t you care since you had to pay income tax on the money your company spent on your behalf? That’s imputed income. Or were you just happy that it didn’t come directly out of your pocket in cash or added to your loan?

@AP-ph7hf 7 ай бұрын

@@AFTER_MIDNITE it was grossed up gor taxes

@AFTER_MIDNITE 7 ай бұрын

@@AP-ph7hf Okay. Btw, I didn’t think my comment through. Unless the imputed income put you in a higher tax bracket, it’s cheaper to pay income tax on it rather than paying the sales tax yourself.