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Question: Can i get a refund on washington state sales tax if i am an oregon resident?

(Posted by: on 2011-12-07 18:39:12)

I bought a car in Washington and paid sales tax on it without knowing about the Oregon exemption to it. I am in the military and I was wondering what I need to do to get a refund on the tax I paid or if I can get a refund at all.

Posted by: Grateful Mom on 2011-12-07, 18:51:40

I don't think the dealer should have collected the sales tax. I'd give them a call and ask for a refund. I looked up Washington's revenue code and honestly it's like reading Greek, but maybe you can decipher what it says.

Posted by: tro on 2011-12-07, 20:18:18

You can certainly try in the military you should be able to have the license tag of your home of record rather than where you bought the car or are stationed

Posted by: SumDude on 2011-12-07, 20:21:44

If you are stationed in Washington, you have to pay the full sales tax (unless there is a break for military people). We charge a "use tax " which is the same rate as the sales tax when people register cars in Washington they bought in Oregon; or else everyone would rush to Oregon to buy their cars. A serviceman who buys his car in his home state then gets stationed here does not have to re-licence his car [and so avoids the use tax fee] - so that would have been the way to go (maybe). WA raises money through sales tax (no income tax) whereas Oregon has an income tax, but no sales tax.