state of maryland aircraft tax

[flymac]

hI all i very said to say that my state is taking me to the cleaners they have givin me a tax bill of 8,000 doller bill for my 40 t craft . i paid cash and sent them the bill of sale. the state come up with 100,000 is what my tcraft is worth they went to court no court date was givin to me i just gave up. they sent the garnesment to my work possble 70% things are so bad now at work im lucky if i can take 400 hudred home a week with that said i will have to quit my job and be on the run so to speak going job to job i need a lawer dont no who to turn to . if you can help email me or call 301 994 1121 thanks mac

[magman]

Re: state of maryland aircraft tax

There must be a little more to this.

Have you contacted AOPA?

Several states ( NY among them) charge penalties & interest if the tax is not paid at time of purchase.

HOWEVER; it is NOT really due then.

It is due " When the aircraft is put into service".

When YOU started flying it.

Would that help?

[cvavon]

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Mac

It sounds like its time to move to a new state. I did that 11 years ago moved from the Gestapo state of Ill to Tn taxes are much less and we don't have a state income tax car tags are $24 dollars 2400 sq ft home property tax $450 hanger rent at county airport $ 50 a month and so on NO state registration for air craft and there is some work around Nashville AND the weather is MUCH BETTER HEAR !!!!!!!! can fly all year most of the time temp is not below 30 deg hope you can work out your problems Chuck

[magman]

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"I just gave up"?

My guess is most Civil Serpents have no idea what a T-Craft is or how much it is worth.

I'm sure you can find allies on this but
letting the bureaucrats figure your tax bill is not an option.

Can you restart the process?

[Bird]

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Yeah the NC Rowan county sent me a letter asking for taxes on mine, I asked them if they charge the guy down the street for all the cars in his "salvage" yard (he never sells anything), they asked me where my plane was and after I told them in was in my basement they didn't bother me anymore. I did promise that if it ever got into the air I would be willing to pay taxes then.

[jim cooper]

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Interesting that you are having problems in Maryland with tax on your airplane. I also got a letter from them and they accessed my T-Craft at 50,000.00. I called the idiot who sent the letter and asked for the BOSS. She called me back and we had a LONG conversation. I suggested she look at trade a plane and Barnstormers. I also suggested she call AOPA and speak with the President. She did. A week later she called and said this fellow had been removed from his job apologized and set my tax at the cost of the airplane being 25,000.00. Which was fair. I have the letter from her and she was VERY responsive and intelligent. Her name is Sharon Bonardi and she is the Director. Her number is 410 767 1556. Hope this helps! (This transpired in October of last year.) All YOU need is proof of what you paid for it. IF it is not being flown but is in the process of being rebuilt you pay nothing UNTIL it flys. The Maryland law reads that it must be Based and OPERATED in Maryland to be taxed. If you have already paid this much money then you are due a BIG rebate! I am not sure from your message if this is the case. The fellow I originally spoke to got very smart ass with me and I then asked for his boss and was ready to call a Congressman. They work for US, not the other way around! They often forget this! JC

[flymac]

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HI all problem solved after three years of b/s . after i called director said that i wont be going to work if they were going to do this to me she said call me back couple hours 10 mins later gordon williams called saying he was sorry for this after i called him dishonest to the director . three days latter case resoved

thanks all mac

[lfries]

Re: state of maryland aircraft tax

Any time your dealing with hard headed person just ask to speak to their boss. Eventually you'll grt to someone who "listens" and can fix the problem.

[stinsonv77]

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maybe starting a similar dance with ca. can anyone recommend an appraisor in central coast area familiar with a 40 bl65 ? not a bad little a/c but certainly no charmer. a user not a restoration. i thought 7500 a fair value. they are not buying it. no electric , no upgraded struts maybe a 7 by 7

[jim cooper]

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Did you pay for it? Do you have a bill of sale or other proof? Take it , or a copy of it to the powers that be. Or is there more to it? Seems a chapter is missing. JC

[N-43121]

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Boy this sure makes me glad I live in Alaska! Regardless of aircraft value, local borough taxes are $75 per year if it is actually flying ... zero if it's a garage ornament. And ... we can go out and land just about anywhere without needing to worry about "approved landing sites" on state and federal lands.

[stinsonv77]

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if you are asking about the california situation , I paid cash plus some used aircraft parts the bill of sale did not give airplane value just terms of trade so ca. would not accept.

[stinsonv77]

Re: state of maryland aircraft tax

alaska is what america was

[Jim Meeker]

Re: state of maryland aircraft tax

if you are asking about the california situation , I paid cash plus some used aircraft parts the bill of sale did not give airplane value just terms of trade so ca. would not accept.

John
Once you get the plane put together you are in luck in CA. If your plane is over 50 years old you can file a claim for exemption from property taxes of aircraft of historical significance if you display it 12 times during the year. In Southern CA many of the airports have display days designated for this purpose.
Cheers
Jim