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Originally posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
I don't think it works that way. The dealer is supposed to gather the funds for the state, acting as sort of an escrow agent. It's not something that they owe to the state, it's what the buyer owes.
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Or think about it in the way Pelican collects sales tax for your CA state sales. If you undercharge because your shopping cart software accidental pulled the wrong variable, Pelican still owes the Board of Equalization the amount due based upon sales, not based upon what you actually collected. BTW, I follow your logic about the dealer acting as an agent for the state, because when you buy a used car, the buyer is responsible for remitting the proper sales tax to the DMV. But I propose the dealer failing to collect does not relieve the dealer of the obligation to remit.