[twobjshelbys]

When I bought my truck in Vegas they told me that the paperwork would be sent directly to me and that I would pay no sales tax there. In fact, they sent me the MSO that they would normally take to the DMV for the first title. The Colorado folks were somewhat surprised. I paid tax based on their vision of the value, which was more than I paid for it, but that's too bad they said.

When I bought my Shelby Mustangs from the dealer in Arizona I had the option of paying AZ sales tax and taking a Colorado credit, or paying it here. I figured the money would do Colorado more good for me so I again paid it here. The dealer sent me the purchase paperwork but they titled it in AZ first, which took about 6 weeks to turn. As with that transaction, for most states if you paid it in another location you'll usually get a credit for what was paid there and only need to pay the shortage (but they won't give you a refund!)

When I bought the Cobra at Barrett Jackson (BJ is a licensed AZ auto dealer) they simply had me sign that I was out of state, show the shipping order, and the AZ tax was waived, the title was signed over to me as a pass-through transaction (it was actually titled in California as a 1965 Shelby Cobra). I had to show the purchase paperwork from BJ. After some discussion they decided that the 10% BJ buyers' premium is also taxable. That year I got a larger sales tax deduction than state income tax deduction.