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• Taxachusetts Boat Excise Tax question
  • Many states have a "time spent in the state or state waters" provision that results in a charge.
    • Yes, in CT and NY it's 60 days (per year)
      • How about that? Repealed in 1993
        • Likely the intent was to boost the boating industry
  • where is your "offical" residence address?
  • A quick search on MA state web sites shows...
  • Registration, no; excise, yes.
    • In CT a documented boat still must be registered with CT
      • Same in Oregon.
      • Re: In CT a documented boat still must be registered with CT
  • OK, thanks everyone ... cheers, John
    • Re: OK, thanks everyone ... cheers, John
  • You can rent a mooring -- isn't the issue the number of days in Mass waters?
    • Looks like if you have a mooring permit in your name, ya gotta pay excise tax to that town.