Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Number
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Originally posted by HavasuCat
Cool... I had to sign the 90 day paper on the current boat for the out of state delivery, but it was not documented so I payed AZ sales tax. No tax sounds good to me. See you at Havasu.
Cool... I had to sign the 90 day paper on the current boat for the out of state delivery, but it was not documented so I payed AZ sales tax. No tax sounds good to me. See you at Havasu.
Down the road, if you "change your mind" about keeping the boat out of state and decide to bring the boat to CA, you can apply for a sales tax exemption if you can prove your intent to use and store the boat out of state. This is done by using and storing the boat out of state for more than half of the first 180 days after delivery.
If you take delivery in Az you may need to pay Az sales tax, but I'm not sure about that..
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In Maryland you pay sales tax either way. You also have to pay a fee to run you documented vessel on the bay. Pretty much equal to normal registration. The numbers on the boat I bought were on the base of the bench seat in vinyl. They are gone as is the documentation. I turned it in. Did not need a secured ships mortgage due to good credit and saw no reason to encumber future buyers of this boat with all that. And there is a lot to documenting a boat properly if you do it yourself. I learned how to do it myself then chose not to.
Did you know the original purpose of this documentation process was to provider tax relief to those who would allow their boat to be taken for milatary purposes during times of war (WWII)? Now a days there is no tax relief and the goverment has every right to remove your boat from your front yard if they deem necessary. Not that they couldn't anyway but ****.... I not gonna give them that right with no tax relief. If you don't need the documentation for a ships morgage then it is not wise to have one, in my .02.
Did I sound opinionated on this?.............
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Did you know the original purpose of this documentation process was to provider tax relief to those who would allow their boat to be taken for milatary purposes during times of war (WWII)? Now a days there is no tax relief and the goverment has every right to remove your boat from your front yard if they deem necessary. Not that they couldn't anyway but ****.... I not gonna give them that right with no tax relief. If you don't need the documentation for a ships morgage then it is not wise to have one, in my .02.
Did I sound opinionated on this?.............
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Who has the right answer? I have been told no sales tax, and now it sounds like maybe it won't be exempt. I have a place that will do it for $450.
Nort , I think I am in the same situation as you, I live in California, but it will be documented with a home port of Lake Havasu, AZ. Did you have to pay sales tax?
Nort , I think I am in the same situation as you, I live in California, but it will be documented with a home port of Lake Havasu, AZ. Did you have to pay sales tax?
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http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/vdoc/faq.htm
heres the coast guard link that should answer all your questions.
in my opinion the is only one reason wether to document your boat or not.
MONEY!!
it was alot cheaper for me to document my boat then pay the sales tax.
in missouri the tax on a $50,000.00 boat comes to around $3750.00.
all you have to do is fill out a few forms , buy some vinyl lettering , and your done.
heres the coast guard link that should answer all your questions.
in my opinion the is only one reason wether to document your boat or not.
MONEY!!
it was alot cheaper for me to document my boat then pay the sales tax.
in missouri the tax on a $50,000.00 boat comes to around $3750.00.
all you have to do is fill out a few forms , buy some vinyl lettering , and your done.
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Yep, loto is right.. that is where I learned. But make sure you add in your states DNR (or whatever). They are the ones wanting the cash in MD, not the USCG. Grab your ankles and bark like a dog.... they get you either way!!!
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Originally posted by HavasuCat
Who has the right answer? I have been told no sales tax, and now it sounds like maybe it won't be exempt. I have a place that will do it for $450.
Nort , I think I am in the same situation as you, I live in California, but it will be documented with a home port of Lake Havasu, AZ. Did you have to pay sales tax?
Who has the right answer? I have been told no sales tax, and now it sounds like maybe it won't be exempt. I have a place that will do it for $450.
Nort , I think I am in the same situation as you, I live in California, but it will be documented with a home port of Lake Havasu, AZ. Did you have to pay sales tax?
Also, I'm not an expert but I would double check about Az sales tax. Have you considered an offshore delivery??
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Phantom when we did my fathers blow boat we just made a plaque and bolted it in there. That was an acceptable way to do it.
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