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Looks like if you have a mooring permit in your name, ya gotta pay excise tax to that town.
In Response To: You can rent a mooring -- isn't the issue the number of days in Mass waters? 
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() True, if you rent one and don't spend too much time on it, you might escape. But the harbormasters will notice.
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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.
- where is your "offical" residence address?
- A quick search on MA state web sites shows...
- Registration, no; excise, yes.
- 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.
- Many states have a "time spent in the state or state waters" provision that results in a charge.