conversation: User (drecklia): "I want to sell my car but I am not sure what are the procedures. If someone wants to buy it, do I need to include tax as part of the total amount?"
  Self: "As a private party seller, you probably don't have a way to get the sales tax to the state or local taxing authority.  In my experience, it's most commonly the case that the tax is paid by the purchaser when they register the vehicle.\n\n"
  audionaught (audionaught): "Exactly. I just sold my car to a friend. He paid me a check for $5k then we went to the DMV and he did the registration and paid tax on the $5k."
  StevenShwatz (StevenShwatz): "What if you both told the DMV it was purchased for as little as $2 thousand? Could you avoid the taxes and pay a lower amount?\n\nEDIT: you guys fucking love answering this question"
  blooblyblobl (blooblyblobl): "In my experience most states will charge you tax on the higher of the sale price or what they deem to be the "fair market value" of the vehicle, to avoid just this."
  TurntableEyes (TurntableEyes): "Depends on the state. Many places you can write in a lower amount than you actually paid. As long as it's not totally outlandish most DMV workers are too busy or care way too little to check. They just want to get to the next person in line. "
  