Where to Purchase

[exerciz101]

I am interested in purchasing a 2006 Tige but was wondering if it would be beneficial to make the purchase in AZ instead of CA to save money on taxes and registration. Is this possible or true?

[xpjim1]

you wont get out of paying taxes. You can register in Arizona as a non resident . The registration fees are higher in Arizona than California but you will not have to pay the california personal use tax.

[jl470]

My personal use tax last year was $35. Not worth the hassle of registering in AZ.

[jl470]

P.S. I bought my boat in AZ registered in CA

[xpjim1]

for me it was worth registering in AZ. registration $120, California Personal Use tax would have been $500. Saved $380/per year. AZ just raised the non resident registration. I think next year my boat will cost $220 for the AZ registration

[David Baker]

There is Ca property tax of 1% due annually and one-time use tax based on Ca county tax rate 7.75% to +8%. The use tax is a one time "sales tax" just like when you buy a car. 8% of $40-50k is a chunk of change.

[xpjim1]

So what David says is what i was trying to say. If you buy in Arizona and register in CA , CA will charge you sales tax and you will pay the 1% annually as personal property tax. If you buy in Arizona and register in Arizona, you will pay arizona sales tax and the higher registration fee but no CA personal property tax. It was cheaper for me to register in AZ and not pay the 1% annual personal property tax. If you buy a used boat in AZ and register in AZ you do not pay sales tax. I know Nevada just changed the law on used vehicles stating you must buy private party to avoid sales tax. Not sure in AZ though
You will pay the 7.5% to 8.25% sales tax if you buy a new boat

[poohpotta]

Tennessee does not tax personal property, with the exception of real estate. I pay to register my boat and thats it, same with my automobiles, I just pay $65 per year for tags.

Plus, we don't pay state income tax, either!

[dogbert]

In Texas, I pay $35 every other year and we have no state income tax

[raythompson]

Originally posted by poohpotta
Tennessee does not tax personal property, with the exception of real estate. I pay to register my boat and thats it, same with my automobiles, I just pay $65 per year for tags.

Plus, we don't pay state income tax, either!

No, we may not pay income tax but when you consider that, at least in my area, I get taxed at 9.75% on all purchases, including food. That is a large chunk of change. It is also a very regressive tax toward the lower income people because of the tax on food.

TN does also tax out of state purchases on cars. I bought my truck in Atlanta because they had what I wanted. There were no add-ons when I bought the truck. Then I registered the truck in TN. That first registration was a whopping $1700.00+ as I had to pay the local sales tax.

I only pay $24.00 per year per vehicle for vehicles purchased in state and for renewals for my vehicle registrations.

The boats only have to be registered with TWRA and that is not a whole lot of money. There is no vehicle registration or trailer registration required for TN.

[Wake Havasu]

Originally posted by xpjim1
for me it was worth registering in AZ. registration $120, California Personal Use tax would have been $500. Saved $380/per year. AZ just raised the non resident registration. I think next year my boat will cost $220 for the AZ registration

So if I buy in CA and reg as non Resident in AZ what am I paying?


I pay the CA sales tax and then:

Am I paying the personal property tax in CA?

or just a Annual reg fee in AZ?

Do I save when buying in CA but reging in AZ?

[scootc]

If you want to register in AZ and you bought from a dealer, you have to pay sales taxes - even if you bought used. The only way to get out of paying a sales tax is if you buy from an individual. I went through this last year when I bought my boat in Texas and registered it here.

[xpjim1]

You will pay Ca Sales Tax

You will not pay the 1% annual california personal property tax which on a $50,000 boat is $500 year

You will pay AZ registration which currently is $106 /yr on a 24 foot boat. After 8/31/05 the annual registration fee for non residents is $259.

Trailer registaration in AZ is $125 lifetime. In California its $25 for 5 yrs

I paid sales tax in NV. I registered boat in AZ (Arizona just ensures you paid sales tax somewhere)
Registered trailer in CA
No CA persornal property tax

Assuming 50K for boat i saved 394 dollars in year one. Next year with the increased registration fee will be saving about $240.

My primary home is in California, with a 2nd home in Lake Havasu. To be considered a resident you need a AZ drivers license.

Let me know if you need anything else.

[exerciz101]

Thank you everyone for the information! I can't wait until I can order a new 2006 22V.