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mrmojo1111 · 07-17-2012

Went to register my new car today at the IL DMV here in Springfield, expecting to pay for title and licence fees. SURPRISE! They calculated a sales tax amount and made me pay it before I could register my vehicle. Now, I purchased the car in another state in a private transaction. What right does the State of IL have to tax that transaction? Another chance for the beaureaucrats to redistribute some of my hard-earned money. There goes a sizable chunk of change that could have been spent in a local business. /rant

07-17-2012	#1
mrmojo1111 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 117	How can one state collect sales tax on a transaction from another state? Went to register my new car today at the IL DMV here in Springfield, expecting to pay for title and licence fees. SURPRISE! They calculated a sales tax amount and made me pay it before I could register my vehicle. Now, I purchased the car in another state in a private transaction. What right does the State of IL have to tax that transaction? Another chance for the beaureaucrats to redistribute some of my hard-earned money. There goes a sizable chunk of change that could have been spent in a local business. /rant