do professional guides pay use tax on boat ?

birdman920 · Post by **birdman920** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:12 am

if your bass boat is use for business purposes (guide business) do you have to pay yearly county use tax ?….

drew · Post by **drew** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:15 am

My company pays property tax on our manufacturing equipment, CNC machines etc. CA has total disdain for small businesses.

Popper · Post by **Popper** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:08 am

drew wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:15 am My company pays property tax on our manufacturing equipment, CNC machines etc. CA has total disdain for small businesses.

-That's Outrageous!
Explains why so many industries left the State of California.

On The Water Guide Service · Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:11 am

We pay luxury tax on the boat just like everyone else

birdman920 · Post by **birdman920** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:39 am

That’s crazy ! having to pay luxury tax on business equipment !

drew · Post by **drew** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:08 pm

We have to pay property tax for our very basic needs, shelter.

Be careful who you vote for.

Mike Bogges · Post by **Mike Bogges** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:57 pm

Keep in mind that any business in California is usually assessed some kind of tax for Unsecured Property. These are items a business owns that are not usually permanently attached. The tax collected goes to fund the services that governments use to fund the services they provide( or should provide) to protect these items. Things like Fire Services, Police Protection, etc. Boats pay the same type of taxes under a Luxury tax, which is usually assessed in the County where the boat usually is garaged or kept. I just registered a kayak New Years Eve 2023 in Lake County, because I was putting a Electric Motor on it and needed CF numbers. The DMV assessed the value of the kayak, the Newport Trolling motor, and wanted to assess value on the Lithium 24 volt 50AH battery, and Electronics.

drew · Post by **drew** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:01 am

A new bass boat & trailer will cost $100+/mo for reg and tax. That is $6K+ for a 5 year period. That seems a little excessive. Anyone who can justify the CA tax is off their rocker. At what point is too much? How much do we have to pay in taxes and deductions before we lose our citizenship title?

JVGondal · Post by **JVGondal** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:28 am

drew wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:01 am A new bass boat & trailer will cost $100+/mo for reg and tax. That is $6K+ for a 5 year period. That seems a little excessive. Anyone who can justify the CA tax is off their rocker. At what point is too much? How much do we have to pay in taxes and deductions before we lose our citizenship title?

Agreed
Many states have no luxury tax for boats
Ca wants to be rid of the middle class
Rich or welfare. The rest of us are suckers