BTW, Hawkeye, no sales tax is ever due on something that you built yourself, as that would generally be taxing you twice, as you should have been taxed on the goods and materials that went into making the boat when you bought them. Of course, if you used a business and a tax number to purchase the materials, then you might have an issue with the tax man to take care of.
One of my friends was audited, and he was told that printer paper that he gives to clients as part of his finished work is exempt from his paying sales tax on it, as he has to collect tax on it—however, the exact same paper, passing through the same printer, if it is used for internal use, the sales tax must be paid on it by him. Given that his business is a printing related business and buys all of its paper wholesale.... it was a bit of strange and rude awakening for him. He got penalized for the paper that his business uses that had not had sales taxes paid on it.
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Sailingdog Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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This is an issue that frustrates me to no end. When I visit any geo-political entity I pay a sales tax. I get nothing for it, in the sense of the social contract.I have no claim on anything that a local citizen might. When I buy gas I pay tax and get the benefit of roads, policing etc. When I visit a marina, it is quid pro quo; I pay and they supply. Taxing any item more than once is a crime as far as I am concerned. When a geo- political entity taxes me, I want the right to vote.
That's kind of why the United States got started in the first place.
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Sailingdog Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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This is an issue that frustrates me to no end. When I visit any geo-political entity I pay a sales tax. I get nothing for it, in the sense of the social contract.I have no claim on anything that a local citizen might. When I buy gas I pay tax and get the benefit of roads, policing etc. When I visit a marina, it is quid pro quo; I pay and they supply. Taxing any item more than once is a crime as far as I am concerned. When a geo- political entity taxes me, I want the right to vote.
Well, try thinking of it this way. The tax that you pay while visiting a foreign location is your contribution to helping the place keep itself interesting enough to make you want to visit. ( BTW, when you visit Canada, if you keep your receipts, you can claim a lot of the tax back when you return to the US. )
Also, as of this year, Sales Taxes paid are deductible on your Federal Taxes... so check with your tax preparer or accountant...
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Sailingdog Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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In response to the comments about taxes in different jurisdictions I have a few observations: Washington State will assess what they call a "users fee" which is the equivalent of the sales tax that would be paid on the vessel if purchased in the state; buyers from states such as Alaska and Oregon, two states that have no sales tax would be subject to that fee after 180 days in the state (the time is broken down in to three 60 day permitted periods), and then they want to have the registration converted to Washington as well. A person flying the flag of a different country (in the usual situation here is generally a Canadian) there is a lifetime fee of $25 US to buy a permit, and there is no need for registering in the state.
The first of this month the state Legislature passed a bill that was signed by the Governor to allow for out of state registered vessels to remain for a year with the payment of a cruising fee; I think this was passed to improve the economy for marinas and chandalries by keeping those of us that made the ring around the rosie between Washington and British Columbia (where the boat can stay up to a year...the owners must leave the country for a day every six months, but that's generally no problem).
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