[bimmer newbie]

Originally Posted by sgc335c

No matter how much you pay upfront, the total amount you pay for the lease pretax will be the same. Trust me when I say you should be able to make more money using any amount you use to buy down the monthly payment than you would save in tax. Well in CA at least where the tax rate is 8.25%.

Sales tax in CA is set by counties or districts... the statewide standard is 7.25% I believe, and the counties can add onto that by an approved amount. I know LA county is notorious for high tax at 8.25% whereas its neighbor, the OC, has tax set at 7.75%.

So consider where you put down as your address to find out your tax rate.

[OC Guy]

Originally Posted by bimmer newbie

Sales tax in CA is set by counties or districts... the statewide standard is 7.25% I believe, and the counties can add onto that by an approved amount. I know LA county is notorious for high tax at 8.25% whereas its neighbor, the OC, has tax set at 7.75%.

So consider where you put down as your address to find out your tax rate.

Agreed. To add on this: Laguna Beach is 8.25%. Carry on.