New California Dealer Intro & Questions

Jul 18, 2024
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Hey all! I'm a newly licensed retail dealer in CA. I'm currently selling 1-3 cars per month, and most have gone out of state. However I just sold one to another CA resident and I've been trying to find answers to some paperwork/procedural questions without any luck.

1. If I sell a car to another CA resident, how and where do I pay the sales tax that I collected from the customer? I called CA DMV and they could not give me an answer. I have found various PDFs from the DMV and CDTFA websites with conflicting info. Can this be done online?

2. What do I do with the old title? What parts of it need to be filled out? Does it get mailed to DMV? Can't find a single reference to this process in any of my training material or in the CA DMV Dealer Handbook.

Any help or resources would be greatly appreciated.
 
Hey Dylan, you can use one of the providers for a DMS and for sales docs, it'll make it much easier to operate your business, also have you considered any provider for an all in one solution for your dealership online ? If not let me know I can def hook you up with some companies that can grant you a promo
 
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