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MichaelGibbs(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: FL Dept Rev - Sales and Use Tax on Aircraft Owners and Purc |
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I just saw this from AOPA:
| Quote: | AOPA ASKS FOR MORATORIUM ON FLORIDA USE TAX
Imagine that you recently bought an airplane and you want to take it on
vacation, maybe a family trip to sunny Florida. Think again. The state
Department of Revenue has recently been charging Florida use tax on any
airplane that is brought to the state within six months of being bought if
the owner did not pay at least 6-percent sales tax at the time of purchase.
AOPA President Phil Boyer has contacted Gov. Charlie Crist, asking him to put
a moratorium on the tax until legislators can address the problem, especially
with so many pilots about to visit Florida for the annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-In.
Read more on AOPA Online
( http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2008/080320fl.html ).
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Mike G.
N728KF
Phoenix, AZ
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Catz631(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:03 am Post subject: FL Dept Rev - Sales and Use Tax on Aircraft Owners and Purc |
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You know this thing has gotten a little out of hand. I live in Pensacola Fl and bought my Kitfox in November. I trailered it in from Mass. and paid the sales tax to Fl on my purchase price of $30000. (that hurt)
The tax, like most other states, is on aircraft,boats,etc that are based in the state. Up in this area, a lot of people go to Alabama, buy their stuff and come back to Fl where they live. Alabama charges very little if any tax for anything.(maybe that might be part of the reason they got the Air Force tanker contract ?)
Anyway, Florida had only one guy in the tax dept. that handled aviation. His name was Bo but he recently retired so another guy took over (no, his name is not Bubba) I talked with him directly when I paid my taxes. Nice guy but of course, pay up so as to avoid penalties.
If you live and are based in Michigan, as an example, and come to Sun and Fun don't expect to get a tax bill. Now if you base your aircraft here (had a condo or something) and decided to buy a new airplane in another state to avoid paying Fl sales taxes, now that is another story.
Now with all this said, I am not a fan of any tax, but after the state of California drug me into court to pay sales tax on another aircraft and the only way I got out of it was because I was in the military (years ago), I pay up. It isn't worth the lawyers,etc.to avoid paying the correct tax.
Bottom line, enjoy sun and fun.
Dick Maddux
Fox4-1200
Pensacola,Fl
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