If you are a New York resident service member and you bought a motor vehicle in another state, you owe no New York sales or use tax on it, as long as you paid that other state’s sales, use, excise, usage or highway use tax.
Complete the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Claim for Sales and Use Tax Exemption and tick box 12a, then submit it with your military ID or other official documentation of military service.
A receipt showing you paid the other state’s sales, use, excise, usage or highway use tax, and your military ID or other proof of service. If you use a certificate of discharge, its date must be after the date you bought the vehicle.
