Georgia sales tax and planes

[Palamedes]

I moved to the mountains of North Georgia from Texas. And it was a bit of a punch in the kidneys when we had to pay sales tax for our vehicles to register them in Georgia.

Between my truck, my wifes SUV and my motorcycle we paid close to $10k the first year to regisiter them.. It was brutal.

(I paid sales tax already on them in Texas when I got them, move here and I have to pay again?! This seems like double dipping but that's a thread for somewhere else... )

Is this something I'm going to have to deal with / get hit with when I try to register a plane?

I'm still hazy on the plane registration process so if this is something I will have to deal with then I need to plan for it.

Thanks guys I appreciate your experience.

[gtmule]

There's no such thing as airplane "registration" in GA. There is property tax due in the county the airplane lives in.

You'll get a personal property tax return in the mail with questions about your airplane, and there's a place where you can specify what you say the value is. They accepted _my_ value with no argument. I'll let you do with that information what you will.

Edit: Also, on the ca tax, you'll note that next year you'll just have to pay the yearly registration fee ($20) and no ad valorem tax will be due. The GA Auto dealers got the change made because it used to be that in GA sales tax was only due on dealer sales and everybody paid ad valorem tax. It's generally better than it was IF you don't buy and sell lots of cars in private sales, like me.

[Palamedes]

Excellent. Thank you for the quick feedback.

[tomhanaway]

i realize you're in Blairsville, but hangars don't show up their very often. Look at Tenn airports.

I live in Murphy, NC but will be hangaring my plane in Tenn. (20 miles away at Copperhill).
No tax at all on noncommercial use ga planes in Tenn.

Tom H.

[bill@fusion4.net]

You will have to self declare the value. You will get a valuation & sales tax form when you register the plane. You will then have to pay 6% sales tax on any items not purchased in Georgia.

Then every year after you will also get a personal property tax bill that is much less, again you have to fill out a form declaring the value. Same rate as house property tax, but no homestead deduction.

Just did all this last year.

[gtmule]

That sales tax thing must be new. All I ever got (on two airplanes bought out of state) was the property tax stuff.

[rmartingt]

Originally Posted by gtmule

That sales tax thing must be new. All I ever got (on two airplanes bought out of state) was the property tax stuff.

Yeah, they implemented it on cars effective in 2013, I think, and it probably applies to other vehicles too. It was pitched as "now you just pay it all at once instead of getting billed with ad valorem every year"; in reality the state decided it was missing out on revenue from private sales of used cars and people moving to the state, so they changed the rule. At least with cars, you don't have to pay ad valorem afterwards; apparently that's not the case with airplanes.

[Palamedes]

Originally Posted by rmartingt

Yeah, they implemented it on cars effective in 2013, I think, and it probably applies to other vehicles too. It was pitched as "now you just pay it all at once instead of getting billed with ad valorem every year"; in reality the state decided it was missing out on revenue from private sales of used cars and people moving to the state, so they changed the rule. At least with cars, you don't have to pay ad valorem afterwards; apparently that's not the case with airplanes.

Right, it's very much an "after the fact" sales tax. And it really is irksome when you have to pay it on a something you have already paid sales tax on!

AND, to add insult to injury, the new "birthday tax" (since it's due on your birthday) is not the same as sales tax rate wise, but rather will be going up 0.5% a year for like 3 years.

I have spoken to Senator Steve Gooch and as well as the various tax assessor's about it and they all say it was a bad idea that was ill conceived. Which it is. Frankly, it de-incentivises people to move to Georgia. Especially considering I moved from a state with no income tax to one with an income tax. They are already getting their pound of flesh and demanded another.. /rant

[Smilin' Jack]

i got hit with the sales tax as soon as I put a registration N number in the plane. they wanted everything but sent them the receipts for the Van's kit items. They were satisfied.

still waiting for my tax bill. they know I am here, they took all the N numbers down Jan 1st so I guess I will here somthing by October
Jaxk

[RV7A Flyer]

Originally Posted by Palamedes

I have spoken to Senator Steve Gooch and as well as the various tax assessor's about it and they all say it was a bad idea that was ill conceived.

Too bad he voted FOR it, eh?