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scottc 02-10-2005 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Sloman
my neighbor got popped every time the DNR came in our creek they noted it on the lift with a FL port finally he got a bill. he went to fight it and they had a long list of where the boat was spotted even at the local bars :eek:

The same thing happened at Turkey Point Marina. A friend of mine has his boat reg out of state at his other home and has a home in Md. He moves the boat every winter out of the marina but they claim to see it on the bay all the time and are still trying to collect the tax from him. The man is always looking for out of state reg. I see him even in the parking lots of the marinas looking at stored boats and the tow vehicle hooked up to it. Bottom line.............................................. ......They WILL get the money one way or the other!

Sean H 02-10-2005 10:47 AM

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aren't most of them like 60 or 90 days in a row? if it isn't a big cruiser, just pull it out every couple of months and take it and wash it and fill it up somewhere else and take a pic... that is how it is written in MO, has to be 60 days straight i believe before they want some money.... :D

scottc 02-10-2005 11:03 AM

Re: Interesting Article on Avoiding Boat Sales Tax
 

Originally Posted by Sean H
aren't most of them like 60 or 90 days in a row? if it isn't a big cruiser, just pull it out every couple of months and take it and wash it and fill it up somewhere else and take a pic... that is how it is written in MO, has to be 60 days straight i believe before they want some money.... :D


Yes it is. but they look over a pierod of time.If they see it they'll get it.

t500hps 02-10-2005 12:21 PM

Re: Interesting Article on Avoiding Boat Sales Tax
 

Originally Posted by Pantera1
No sales or property tax ?? Where do they get you ?

Where does DL get you? I don't know or care....I don't live there. isn't gambling legal there?
I have done this for 4-5 years so far. It helps that my boat moves from our dock to my back yard occasionally and spends the winter in an indoor building,...makes it harder to track. I have DL numbers on my boat and pay a small amount to register it in that state. I use a Company in DL that handles all this stuff. They have over 7,000 corps. set up for people that have boats and airplanes. $3XX.00 the first year to set-up and $140ish each year in cost to maintain corp status. Sales tax in VA would have been much worse.

Reed Jensen 02-10-2005 12:26 PM

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California used to have an exemption on sales tax if the boat was owned somewhere else for 90 days.. Many people were taking delivery in a port in Mexico... waiting 90 days and then bringing the boat into the state... They just changed the law from 90 days to 365,,, So... if you want to wait a year without having your boat in the US.. then you can save on the sales tax here. I'd rather do the Delaware deal.. Keep the boat there for a year and then bring it to California.

Love Machine 02-10-2005 02:22 PM

Re: Interesting Article on Avoiding Boat Sales Tax
 

Originally Posted by t500hps
Where does DL get you? I don't know or care....I don't live there. isn't gambling legal there?
I have done this for 4-5 years so far. It helps that my boat moves from our dock to my back yard occasionally and spends the winter in an indoor building,...makes it harder to track. I have DL numbers on my boat and pay a small amount to register it in that state. I use a Company in DL that handles all this stuff. They have over 7,000 corps. set up for people that have boats and airplanes. $3XX.00 the first year to set-up and $140ish each year in cost to maintain corp status. Sales tax in VA would have been much worse.

You just better hope the MAN isn't reading these forums! :evilb:

t500hps 02-10-2005 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Love Machine
You just better hope the MAN isn't reading these forums! :evilb:

No Chit! good thing I'm moving tonight.... :rolleyes:

CMG 02-10-2005 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pantera1
Just buy it in NH :D

Absolutely

Some MA guys will register under NH address and dock in MA, MA DOR guys look for this and some get caught.

Pantera1 02-10-2005 02:45 PM

Re: Interesting Article on Avoiding Boat Sales Tax
 

Originally Posted by CMG
Absolutely

Some MA guys will register under NH address and dock in MA, MA DOR guys look for this and some get caught.

Good ole MA where fat Teddy and His Buddy John (reporting for duty) Kerry want you to ahh pay your ahh taxes there ahh. :rolleyes:

CMG 02-10-2005 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pantera1
Good ole MA where fat Teddy and His Buddy John (reporting for duty) Kerry want you to ahh pay your ahh taxes there ahh. :rolleyes:

Thats why I left 15 years ago


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