In the US they call it a title tax. Every sale is taxed at the title
transfer.
Joel
On Tuesday, December 3, 2013, Frederick G Street wrote:
> Steve — it’s probably not much consolation, but isn’t the sales tax
> charged on the *sales transaction*, not on the item being sold? I know
> that when you buy a used car here in Minnesota, every time the car changes
> hands there’s sales tax involved. The state gets its due… <sigh>
>
> Fred Street -- Minneapolis
> S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
>
> On Dec 3, 2013, at 4:19 PM, Stevan Plavsa
> <stevanpla...@gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'stevanpla...@gmail.com');>>
> wrote:
>
> The boat was bought and sold in Canada, through a broker. The broker
> handled the transfer of the license.
> It's a 33 year old boat. I'm seriously asking how this is justified, I'm
> sure there is some justification (not sure that it'll be logical), but hey
> .. I'de like to know. The government collects sales tax on the same thing
> multiple times?
>
> Steve
> Suhana, C&C 32
> Toronto
>
>
>
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