I leased a 2020 Nissan Leaf for 2 years 24k miles. Due to WFH it just has 3.9k miles on it and is due in Feb end for return. I checked CarMax, Carvana, Vroom etc price for it and it seems like I can sell it at higher price than my buyout to recoup some of the money I lost in leasing it and not bein…

What might work? A big fight to get your sales tax back. Versus my thoughts of ‘oh man you are SOL if they did it that way’

[image] forbs: SOL Yes, that is what I am planning to do. Even if they forcefully collect it from me after I get the title and make the sale within 10 day, immediately I will reach out to them asking them to file for a refund on my behalf using https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/formspubs/cdtfa101.pdf …

at this point, id just give my business to another dealer.

In NorCal the Nissan dealerships are making lease buyout difficult. I called many other dealership most said they are not doing buyout of other dealerships and some who are doing are slamming various fee (because nissan contract as a term additional dealership fee if applicable) like 750 inspection …

I think dealers in California are now trying to keep the inventory they can control. However, the new requirement shows they found another way to discourage selling the car to the other outlets of your choice. This is the second post in as many days as I have read about this tax tactic. Of course, i…

[image] BPitch: This is the second post in as many days as I have read about this tax tactic. I doubt the taxes is a planned tactic, only because it’s such an obscure thing that hardly anyone is aware exists. I think it’s far more likely that the dealership had just always been told “we colle…

[image] mllcb42: they don’t know what to do. :point_up_2: this. When in doubt, you fall back on what you know and what you’ve always done. Which in this case it’s collect the taxes. They don’t care that you will sell the car in 10-days. What if it doesn’t go through? Burden does seem to be o…

[image] Kctham18: They don’t care that you will sell the car in 10-days. What if it doesn’t go through? I agree with what you say, but you still have to pay the tax even if the third-party sale does not go through (if that is what you are referring to?). You are just paying it to the Californ…

What’s the point of this appointment? The dealer will never sell you a car without collecting sales tax. You can keep repeating this same head-hitting-wall action at every dealer under the sun.

[image] Kctham18: :point_up_2: this. When in doubt, you fall back on what you know and what you’ve always done. Which in this case it’s collect the taxes. They don’t care that you will sell the car in 10-days. What if it doesn’t go through? Burden does seem to be on dealers to file for the refu…

California Nissan dealer forcing to pay sales tax to them for lease buyout

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BigNerd January 30, 2022, 4:40pm 38

There is another thread here:

@Anthony_Lopez also does lease buyouts.