Airboss
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Other than the tax issue,does a documented boat based on an inland fresh water lake in SC need to have a SC registration?
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Other than the tax issue,does a documented boat based on an inland fresh water lake in SC need to have a SC registration?
Glad to hear that Bill!! My county Tax Assessor didn't even know what a Documented Vessel was until I showed up down there 5 years ago. They still don't seem to understand State Tax laws regarding boats in general. There is no one at the state level to escalate to either so I am stuck paying all of 2015 property taxes on the boat I sold in March even though the buyer signed a State Tax form stating he accepted tax liability for his pro-rated portion of the year.
I've lived in NC and GA, neither state pro-rated property taxes except on the sale of real estate. Personal property (not cars or realestate) was based on who owned it on Jan 1st of each year - you own it Jan 1, sell Jan 2, you pay 100% of the property tax.
Glad to hear that Bill!! My county Tax Assessor didn't even know what a Documented Vessel was until I showed up down there 5 years ago. They still don't seem to understand State Tax laws regarding boats in general. There is no one at the state level to escalate to either so I am stuck paying all of 2015 property taxes on the boat I sold in March even though the buyer signed a State Tax form stating he accepted tax liability for his pro-rated portion of the year.
Jason
Not sure if you sold your boat thru LWM brokerage but they were able to get that cleared up for me with the county so it was pro-rated for only three months of ownership. (I also had the form signed by the buyer and the county rejected it because it wasn't notarized). Contact Brandy at LWM.
Dave
Looks like you do not, based on item #2 in the attached: http://dmv.vermont.gov/registrations/offroad/newI have a similar question. I purchased a 2006 340 sundancer that was registered in Canada but kept in Plattsburgh Ny. I live in Ct but I am keeping the boat in colchester vt. I own no property in Vt. When I register it in Vt in the spring do I have to pay Vt sales tax? The boat is not Uscg documented.
Thanks Dave! I will do just that. Not holding out much hope though. They did not know the law, even when I showed them an excerpt from State Tax Code explaining the process. Unbelievable but no one to escalate to. Spoke with SC Dept of Revenue and they agreed with me but said there was really nothing they could do as the counties manage these things on their own.