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Originally Posted by GusMan
Hi All,
However Massachusetts, being the land of taxes, expects you to pay sales tax on the boat regardless of where it is registered (or purchased for that matter). It's called the "Use" tax and applies to all purchases made for which a MA sales tax would have been collected if the purchase was made in MA.
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As Long as the boat never comes into Massachusetts and is not registered in Ma. they never get to collect the "UseTax".... One of the main reasons I decided I would never pull my boat to Ma. and hence went with the NH trailer registration as well....
I could have registered just the trailer here in Ma. and been able to pull the boat to Vt. and Maine with out issues... As long as the Boat itself is not ever in Ma. They have no authority to collect the UseTax on it.
For Ma. to legitimately collect tax on the item, it has to physically be in the state.... it is no different then if you by a second home in NH..... You can't use it in Massachusetts.