Lots of people travel from Florida to Georgia quarterly for that reason. Also, if your boat is listed with a Florida broker you can get a sticker and avoid the tax.
On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I friend of mine kept a Hylas for a time on the East Coast. He was a > Colorado resident but took delivery of the vessel in Florida and the > vessel’s hailing port was Port Townsend, WA where his company was located. > Within 90 days after delivery he needed to move the boat from Ft Lauderdale > or risk owing Fl sales tax on the boat. It also needed to head north for > seasonal hurricane insurance reasons. About every 3-4 months, he would > jockey the boat from one location to another to keep from establishing a > tax liability or registration fees in various states. I suspect the tax > bill on such a yacht would be substantial but far less of a hassle compared > to having the boat seized for non-payment of taxes. Maybe having the > vessel flagged in a state with no sales tax allowed him to dodge that > bullet. > Chuck Gilchrest > S/V Half Magic > 1983 35 LF > Padanaram,MA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 26, 2018, at 12:50 PM, Dreuge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > We have a Colorado registered Columbia 50 in our marina. While the > sailboat should have been registered in Florida by now, I was told by the > owner that he did not pay sales tax to register the vessel in Colorado (his > home state) but he would have to pay about $5k in taxes to register it in > FL. > > With a tax incentive like that I would guess that there are many many > documented vessels with Colorado registrations, but likely not more than a > hand full in the state. > > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C 38 Landfall > S/V Johanna Rose > Fort Walton Beach, FL > > http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > > On Jan 26, 2018, at 11:44 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > On Jan 26, 2018, at 8:00 AM, coltrek via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I'll bet you can count the number of documented vessels in Colorado on one > hand ! > > > Bill > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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