It could be I'm missing something, but the bill passed by the Indiana House and now on the way to the Senate, will lower the cost for Indiana residents purchasing RVs, but I'm not sure it will benefit purchasers from out of state. The bill would exempt out-of-state residents from paying sales tax in Indiana. However, when you purchase a vehicle in one state and then register it in another, the state where you register it is the one that collects all the fees.
Indiana counties can exempt their residents from the yearly wheel tax, which could result in significant savings for Indiana residents. However, that won't help out-of-state buyers. If Indiana had a sales tax on top of what the RVer's state charged, there would be no incentive to purchase in Indiana. And, if it comes out the same, why go to Indiana?
Read the article and see what you think. If you have a different take on this, please leave your comment. As I said, I could be missing something. Don't get me wrong. It would be great if this measure could benefit both the RV industry and the consumer. Jaimie Hall Bruzenak
Indiana is the RV capital and the industry is hurting. Anything to help.
Posted by: John Pelley | February 27, 2009 at 05:13 AM
John, I agree. I'm just wondering if this measure will help. Does it really save the out-of-state buyer any money? That I'm not clear on.
Jaimie
Posted by: Jaimie Hall Bruzenak | February 27, 2009 at 06:43 AM
I've purchased RVs out of my home state, and I've never paid sales tax in the state of the purchase. It's always paid when you register the vehicle after you get home. My understanding is that to register the vehicle in Indiana you would have to be a resident there.
I'm with you... This bill makes no sense whatsoever for the out of state buyer.
Posted by: L. Holderegger | February 27, 2009 at 09:07 AM