NJ-NY Move-Car registration Que

[Mexico123]

Hello Everyone,
                      Quick question. In Yr.2013, I bought a car in NJ and paid $2500 sales tax (I was New Jersey resident and working in NY. Car is for personal use). Recently, I moved to NY and while getting NY registration, NY DMV charged me 7.375% sales tax ($2800) + Registration fees ($250). Did NY DMV folks made a mistake ? Do people pay car sales tax again while moving from NJ to NY  (If they bought the car while there are NY nonresident and working in NY)?

[Dave1442397]

They made a mistake - you should have filled in this form showing that you purchased the car while living outside of NY - https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/current_forms/st/dtf803.pdf
 
I wouldn't even mention that you worked in NY. As long as the car was for personal use, that doesn't matter, but why bring it up at all if you don't need to.

I did exactly the opposite - had a car in NY while working in NJ, then moved to NJ. All I had to do was get an NJ licence and pay the annual registration for the car in NJ, which might have been $50 at the time.