Seasonal Resident Registering Vehicle in NH?

BlackCatIslander · 03-05-2012, 10:15 AM

Massachusetts has an annual exsize tax. Does NH have one?

RLW · 03-05-2012, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackCatIslander

Massachusetts has an annual exsize tax. Does NH have one?

No we don't, but our costs for the registation and all the other fees make up for more than the excise tax.

ITD · 03-05-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RLW

No we don't, but our costs for the registation and all the other fees make up for more than the excise tax.

Massachusetts Registration - $50 2 years

New car fees
Title - $75
Sales tax - 6.25%

Annual Excise tax - $25 per $1000 valuation

Mandatory insurance variable, but not cheap

dpg · 03-05-2012, 10:08 PM

I have neighbors in Mass who drive two cars with NH plates, their always here I actually never see them gone like weekends or anything. How are they doing it? And no, I'm not about to ask them.

EllyPoinster · 03-06-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dpg

I have neighbors in Mass who drive two cars with NH plates, their always here I actually never see them gone like weekends or anything. How are they doing it? And no, I'm not about to ask them.

WMUR story about this situation: http://www.wmur.com/news/13251081/detail.html

How it could be legal: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...1072758AAEQtoI

How you can find out about your neighbors: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/ipaytax/index.htm

Merrymeeting · 03-06-2012, 10:58 AM

The story on the WMUR site is 4 years old. I suspect that the incentive to register in NH vs MA is not as strong as it used to be.

I have cars registered in both states (legally). While the timing and method of how the taxes and fees are collected are different, over the long haul, the costs are about the same.

MA collects mostly on the front end through a sales tax. NH collects each year through much higher, annual registration and licensing fees.

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dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,601 Thanks: 155 Thanked 230 Times in 167 Posts	I have neighbors in Mass who drive two cars with NH plates, their always here I actually never see them gone like weekends or anything. How are they doing it? And no, I'm not about to ask them.

03-06-2012, 10:58 AM	#6
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 302 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	The story on the WMUR site is 4 years old. I suspect that the incentive to register in NH vs MA is not as strong as it used to be. I have cars registered in both states (legally). While the timing and method of how the taxes and fees are collected are different, over the long haul, the costs are about the same. MA collects mostly on the front end through a sales tax. NH collects each year through much higher, annual registration and licensing fees.