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    Boat registrations and State

    in This Old Boat

    Posted · Edited by on the lam

    18 hours ago, lrg355 said:

    I am in the same situation as you with a cottage on Sandy Pond.  Taxes are unbearable but I put up with it or sit home.  I have 3 boats , 2 used for fishing and they are registered in NY.  I know they are supposed to be.  The trailers are however, registered in PA because it is much cheaper.  NY wants $80+ trailer reg for my 27 ft Sportcraft trailer.  Unreasonable.  $6 in Pa.  I have a pontoon bought in Pa and as soon as the current reg is up I will transfer to NY.  It is in fact true that the regs say the BOAT should be registered where it is used most.

     

    Trailer reg in NY is $5.39 per 500lbs so for a 8500gvw trailer it is $91.63.  Sort of like the NY property taxes.  Reg in Pa  up to 3000 gvw   $6.   3001 to 10000 gvw  $12

     

     

     

    It is very easy to register a boat in NY if you are not a resident.  Go to the DMV office in Pulaski with your title, Pay plenty of $$ and they will re-register in NY.  No sales tax because you already own it.  Lots of fees though.  Paperwork and renewal will come to your Pa address.  Many years ago Pa did not do boat titles.  Then your latest Owners Registration Card will suffice.  I had that happen on one boat. Registered a few more also.

    It's not thst simple as it pertains to the taxes paid. You have to show what you paid in tax in the other state, prove it, then pay the difference in NY, which is always more. This law was designed primarily to prevent people from going to a state like Delaware which doesn't charge sales tax, then get a Coast Guard documentation on  your new boat in your home state , say NJ.

    Then if you moor there for more than 90 days you are required to pay in that state. If you get caught! Cape May is a prime example of this and enforcement officers are always walking the docks and noting out of state registration. In NY it's not such a big concern on lets say a small trailered boat because the amounts of money don't compare to tax on a 54' 2 million dollar Buddy Davis Sportfishing Yacht. 

    https://www.sapling.com/5994768/avoid-sales-taxes-boats

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