Thread: CA Property Tax
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Old 12-03-2016, 10:15 AM   #13
rjwilliams11741
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I would suggest that you contact a attorney who knows California Sales / Use Tax law as it relates to boats. Based on what I know from dealing with a boat purchase many years ago I would suggest doing an offshore sale and then getting the boat out of Washington before sales tax becomes due, take it to Oregon where there is no sales tax and leave it there for a year(?) before you bring it to California (used to be 91 days). There is no way around property tax in California if your vessel is docked there but there are legal ways to not have to pay sales / use tax. If you are talking about a $300,000 boat the sales tax could be $20,000 to $30,000 depending on the county you dock you vessel in, easily worth the $2000 or so you would pay a tax attorney to get you exempted from the sales tax.
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