# Sales Tax On Private Buy

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sales-tax-on-private-buy/267082>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [May 24, 2013, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sales-tax-on-private-buy/267082 "2013-05-24T09:41:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sales-tax-on-private-buy/267082/18 "2013-05-24T10:30:13Z")

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> [@Looking for: Side jobs](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-side-jobs/52693/23):
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> so becasue it was private in MA its doesnt matter. If it was a dealer it would work liek I said the difference from the trade value and the selling value.

Yes. And I just checked. If its a private sale and you trade cars with someone even if no cash is exchanged you still pay tax on the new cars value. FUNY!

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