At this point I'm prepared to pay the sales/use tax so that's not my biggest issue. Im actually trying to avoid the personal property tax, IE the 1% luxury tax per year. Im concerned that if I take delivery in CA they will be forced to register it in CA and at least for year 1 I will pay the...
Has anyone bought a new boat in California but needed to register in AZ? Im in the position of buying a new MasterCraft but live in CA. The boat however will be used and stored full time in AZ. By law I will need to have an AZ registration because of this and it also happens to save me the LA...
Sounds like a giant headache. Just wasn't sure how it would work if it stays in AZ. Our current boat hasn't crossed CA since 2013. I guess driving it in Parker is technically CA too so I should prob retract that.
Thank you all for the replies and advice. We are definitely not trying to break laws and after reading these replies and doing additional research my wife and I are realizing it would be a giant pain to take delivery in AZ and really not that much would be saved. We are ordering a 21 X24 and...
When you say take delivery of the boat in AZ what exactly does that mean? Does the boat actually have to be delivered to an address in AZ or can I just pick the boat up at the CA dealer and directly drive it out of state?
Im a resident of CA looking to buy a new boat from a CA dealer. The boat however is used 100% in AZ and is stored in AZ. Who do I owe sales/use tax to? I would prefer it be in AZ but Im not sure what the caveats are to making that happen. Ive read many threads on here but can't quite seem to...