Originally Posted by
trainsktg
Actually, in WA you fill out a 5 minute form with the retailer and the sales tax is not charged. I just did this in Wenatchee two weeks ago on my new gravel bike. I'm not sure how this might work on the California side of the border.
Keith
They made you fill out the form? My last bike purchase was a custom Rodriguez tandem in Seattle (love that shop) and they filled out the form for me. It could be that they had seen my penmanship and decided it would be better to have the form done legibly.
I actually felt a bit guilty about not paying the sales tax until we rode it home along the STP route the day before the event and were faced with numerous anti-cycling signs (some placed by the jurisdictions along the route). That made me feel much better about not paying the sales tax.