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MaineShark

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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2008, 08:40:19 am »
Quote from: AndrewP on May 19, 2008, 07:49:02 am
How does it work?  You have to show your receipt when you get or renew your DL?

No.  They run a background check.  If you have a warrant for unpaid taxes, that's where the issue would arise.

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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2008, 10:35:04 am »
Why are you folks taxed on your cars annually? That seems rather draconian. We just pay a registration fee here annually. I think mine was about $45 last year. Of course we get clobbered by the insurance companies to make up for it  :'(

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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2008, 10:38:03 am »
Quote from: NJLiberty on May 19, 2008, 10:35:04 am
Why are you folks taxed on your cars annually? That seems rather draconian.

I think that "it's for the children" or some other silly excuse...

Joe
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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2008, 10:53:28 am »
Quote from: MaineShark on May 19, 2008, 08:40:19 am
No.  They run a background check.  If you have a warrant for unpaid taxes, that's where the issue would arise.

Ah.  I can't imagine they'd put out a warrant.  I suspect they just assume you moved out of state.  If you don't pay, you don't get your new sticker and you get pulled over and ticketed for expired tags.  That or you steal someone else's stickers and hope your plates are never run.

Quote from: NJLiberty on May 19, 2008, 10:35:04 am
Why are you folks taxed on your cars annually?

That's kind of like asking why dogs lick their own testicles.

Because they can!
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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2008, 11:52:41 am »
Quote from: AndrewP on May 19, 2008, 10:53:28 am
That's kind of like asking why dogs lick their own testicles.

Because they can!

Nah, it's to get rid of the taste of the food...

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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2008, 12:43:13 pm »
NHs registration is part property tax... the automobile being property.
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« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2008, 02:57:18 pm »
Thanks. It would never have occurred to me that you would have to pay property tax on your car each year. Very interesting.

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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #22 on: May 19, 2008, 03:53:25 pm »
Quote from: NJLiberty on May 19, 2008, 02:57:18 pm
Thanks. It would never have occurred to me that you would have to pay property tax on your car each year. Very interesting.

I'm guessing that's how NH pays its DMV employees.  :)

I know there are other states that tax property this way.  VA is one such state, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were plenty of others.
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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #23 on: May 19, 2008, 04:01:14 pm »
Yes, Calif. and Nevada also have very high annual auto registration fees (in the thousands on new, expensive vehicles) because property and various other taxes are included.
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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2008, 08:55:14 pm »
I guess I should be happy with what I have here before Gov. Corzine catches wind of this and launches another round of taxation on us :)

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Re: Vehicle property taxes for future mover.
« Reply #25 on: May 20, 2008, 08:19:42 pm »
Quote from: NJLiberty on May 19, 2008, 02:57:18 pm
Thanks. It would never have occurred to me that you would have to pay property tax on your car each year. Very interesting.

George
VA does something similar as well.
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