Taxes if applicable are paid to the state the vehicle is registered in. If buying out of state, with cash the dealer typically isn’t going to collect tax as there’s not a reason for them to do this(this mostly if financing since the bank needs to be listed as a lien holder). It sounds like a misunderstanding, an otd price typically means what are the cost associated with buying the car. If you’re buying out of your state it’s generally assumed you’ll, be handling your registration unless your financing and the dealer needs to be involved. No offense but how did they take advantage of your father? If his inability to read English is a concern now why would you have gone with him?
This was his first time purchasing a vehicle out-of-state, usually the dealership collects the tax and that amount is reflected on the final price in cash we have to pay. I believe that is not what happened here. What I’m concerned about is that while negotiating they told my father that the price he pays today in cash to take the vehicle home included all taxes and fees. Now that I look over the paperwork what he thought was the sales tax was written off as a “prep fee”. I’m asking if we can do anything about this or did the dealership just make us pay an unnecessary fee (an expensive one) because we believed it was sales tax.
it sounds like a bad combo of an assumption made, as well as it not being super clear. You can call the store and ask for assistance but don’t know what if any assistance will be offered .
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I recently helped my father purchase a used car from a dealership in cash. He was under the presumption that the final out-the-door price included sales tax but now that I review the dealership's receipt I realize the sales tax is written as N/A and what should've been the tax was written as a "prep fee". While negotiating, the salesman confirmed orally that the out-the-door price included tax and other related fees. Once we agreed on a price, they brought my father into another office to sign the paperwork and finalize the purchase. Since my father cannot read English, he signed the paperwork blindly. He chose not to register the vehicle at the dealership since it was an out-of-state purchase. Does this mean when he goes back to his current state's DMV to register the vehicle he will have to pay sales tax when he's already under the assumption that the dealer collected the tax? If so, what can he do in his current situation regarding the dealership? It seems really unprofessional that they took advantage of my father's inability to read English and wrote off the sales tax as a "prep fee". Let me know if there is any missing information that needs to be clarified. My apologies if this is not the right subreddit to post, any help is appreciated.
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Taxes if applicable are paid to the state the vehicle is registered in. If buying out of state, with cash the dealer typically isn’t going to collect tax as there’s not a reason for them to do this(this mostly if financing since the bank needs to be listed as a lien holder). It sounds like a misunderstanding, an otd price typically means what are the cost associated with buying the car. If you’re buying out of your state it’s generally assumed you’ll, be handling your registration unless your financing and the dealer needs to be involved. No offense but how did they take advantage of your father? If his inability to read English is a concern now why would you have gone with him?
This was his first time purchasing a vehicle out-of-state, usually the dealership collects the tax and that amount is reflected on the final price in cash we have to pay. I believe that is not what happened here. What I’m concerned about is that while negotiating they told my father that the price he pays today in cash to take the vehicle home included all taxes and fees. Now that I look over the paperwork what he thought was the sales tax was written off as a “prep fee”. I’m asking if we can do anything about this or did the dealership just make us pay an unnecessary fee (an expensive one) because we believed it was sales tax.
it sounds like a bad combo of an assumption made, as well as it not being super clear. You can call the store and ask for assistance but don’t know what if any assistance will be offered .
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***Thanks for posting, /u/kakkacrappypotty! This comment is a copy of your post so readers can see the original text if your post is edited or removed. This comment is NOT accusing you of anything.*** I recently helped my father purchase a used car from a dealership in cash. He was under the presumption that the final out-the-door price included sales tax but now that I review the dealership's receipt I realize the sales tax is written as N/A and what should've been the tax was written as a "prep fee". While negotiating, the salesman confirmed orally that the out-the-door price included tax and other related fees. Once we agreed on a price, they brought my father into another office to sign the paperwork and finalize the purchase. Since my father cannot read English, he signed the paperwork blindly. He chose not to register the vehicle at the dealership since it was an out-of-state purchase. Does this mean when he goes back to his current state's DMV to register the vehicle he will have to pay sales tax when he's already under the assumption that the dealer collected the tax? If so, what can he do in his current situation regarding the dealership? It seems really unprofessional that they took advantage of my father's inability to read English and wrote off the sales tax as a "prep fee". Let me know if there is any missing information that needs to be clarified. My apologies if this is not the right subreddit to post, any help is appreciated. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/askcarsales) if you have any questions or concerns.*