Has anyone in CA considered purchasing their HCH in Oregon?
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Re: Has anyone in CA considered purchasing their HCH in Oregon?
Originally Posted by tanstaafl14
People who work in Portland or elsewhere in northern Oregon can save a bundle on taxes -- if they're smart, that is. They can live across the border in Washington (no income tax) and shop in Oregon (no sales tax). As this article notes, taxes can make a big difference to your financial health.
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Re: Has anyone in CA considered purchasing their HCH in Oregon?
Originally Posted by ElanC
I think you're missing one important point. If you work in Oregon you'll pay income tax in Oregon, no matter where you live.
As a rule, taxes are dependent on where you reside. There are a lot of people from NY, Mass., Maine or some other Yankee tax hell who spend just enough time down here each year to establish residency and avoid their home state's taxes.
When I was in the military I never paid a cent of state income tax regardless of where I was stationed. I just kept Texas as my state of residence. (I also kept my Texas license plates and voted absentee in Texas elections.) One guy I worked with often complained about the vast sums extorted from his pay in the form of Maine income tax. I suggested he go to the appropriate base office and declare himself a Texan, Alaskan or some other no-tax resident. Don't know if he ever took that advice.
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Re: Has anyone in CA considered purchasing their HCH in Oregon?
Originally Posted by tanstaafl14
Maybe not. Assuming Oregon has a tax-withholding scheme, just claim enough exemptions to eliminate the withholding.
As a rule, taxes are dependent on where you reside. There are a lot of people from NY, Mass., Maine or some other Yankee tax hell who spend just enough time down here each year to establish residency and avoid their home state's taxes.
When I was in the military I never paid a cent of state income tax regardless of where I was stationed. I just kept Texas as my state of residence. (I also kept my Texas license plates and voted absentee in Texas elections.) One guy I worked with often complained about the vast sums extorted from his pay in the form of Maine income tax. I suggested he go to the appropriate base office and declare himself a Texan, Alaskan or some other no-tax resident. Don't know if he ever took that advice.
As a rule, taxes are dependent on where you reside. There are a lot of people from NY, Mass., Maine or some other Yankee tax hell who spend just enough time down here each year to establish residency and avoid their home state's taxes.
When I was in the military I never paid a cent of state income tax regardless of where I was stationed. I just kept Texas as my state of residence. (I also kept my Texas license plates and voted absentee in Texas elections.) One guy I worked with often complained about the vast sums extorted from his pay in the form of Maine income tax. I suggested he go to the appropriate base office and declare himself a Texan, Alaskan or some other no-tax resident. Don't know if he ever took that advice.
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Re: Has anyone in CA considered purchasing their HCH in Oregon?
I just purchased a 2006 HCH and looked into buying in Nevada. As someone mentioned below, will be hard to keep out of state plates long term. In looking at the CA DMV site, they get you coming and going. What happens is that you enter the cost of the vehicle and then you subtract out tax in another state (which for OR would be $0). End result would be the same price you paid if you purchased in CA.
Bummer huh!
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Bummer huh!
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