Yes, there is a sales tax on cars in TN. If you purchase your car from a licensed dealer, they will collect the sales tax but if you purchased your car from an individual you will be responsible for...
In most states sales tax is based on the county you live in. When you buy a used car you must pay the sales tax because you are purchasing a non food item. Even though the person who originally...
Sales tax should be collected when and where the vehicle is registered. Maybe MI has some weird law, but that would be different than the many states I've registered cars in.