You pay no Tennessee sales or use tax on a motor vehicle you buy and register in Tennessee if you are stationed here on active duty, are in the Active Guard and Reserve program here, or have been called to active duty in a combat zone. If you qualify through a combat zone assignment, the exemption starts on the effective date of the orders sending you there and ends 90 days after you return.
Give the seller a copy of your official orders when you buy the vehicle, then submit those orders to your county clerk to verify your Tennessee duty station, your combat zone assignment or your Active Guard and Reserve status.
A copy of your official military orders showing your Tennessee duty station, your combat zone assignment, or your Active Guard and Reserve status.
