JudyJB
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I live in Michigan, but am planning to make my son's house in Ohio my domicile for full-timing after i retire at the end of May. I will close on my condo here in Michigan next week, but am not planning on moving my stuff to storage in Ohio until mid-June.
I bought a new motorhome in Ohio two weeks ago. I paid Michigan sales tax, and the dealer assured me they would apply for a Michigan title because I currently live in Michigan. The motorhome has a temp tag and is parked in a storage facility right now in Ohio near my son's house. I was planning on applying for an Ohio driver's license in June and transfer the title then.
So, today I got my new title--an OHIO title!!!! The Ohio title has my Michigan address on it and a slightly different price and sales tax amount than I paid, although the total is the same. (Ohio sales tax is slightly higher than Michigan sales tax.)
Now, what do I do? I cannot get Ohio license plates, can I, because I am not an Ohio resident yet?? Should I try to get Michigan tags?? If I do that, I might end up paying for sales tax again, and then I would have to transfer the title again in two months. This is getting terribly confusing, and I am stressed out enough with my home sale and retiring.
Anyone ever have this problem?
I am going to call the dealer tomorrow and ask what happened and if I can get another set of 30 day Ohio temporary tags. I am planning on an inaugural camping trip for three days on April 28-May 1. Will I be legal??
Any advice or suggestions? I do not want to pay double sales tax, to say the least!!
JudyJB
I bought a new motorhome in Ohio two weeks ago. I paid Michigan sales tax, and the dealer assured me they would apply for a Michigan title because I currently live in Michigan. The motorhome has a temp tag and is parked in a storage facility right now in Ohio near my son's house. I was planning on applying for an Ohio driver's license in June and transfer the title then.
So, today I got my new title--an OHIO title!!!! The Ohio title has my Michigan address on it and a slightly different price and sales tax amount than I paid, although the total is the same. (Ohio sales tax is slightly higher than Michigan sales tax.)
Now, what do I do? I cannot get Ohio license plates, can I, because I am not an Ohio resident yet?? Should I try to get Michigan tags?? If I do that, I might end up paying for sales tax again, and then I would have to transfer the title again in two months. This is getting terribly confusing, and I am stressed out enough with my home sale and retiring.
Anyone ever have this problem?
I am going to call the dealer tomorrow and ask what happened and if I can get another set of 30 day Ohio temporary tags. I am planning on an inaugural camping trip for three days on April 28-May 1. Will I be legal??
Any advice or suggestions? I do not want to pay double sales tax, to say the least!!
JudyJB