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[*] posted on 12-2-2010 at 09:30 PM


Yes Orange countyhas long been the worst. My friends gets taxed all the time. They even try to recover back taxes from before he owned it. He asked me if I ever get taxed and I said no, but then my boats are old small (under 18ft)and consequently of low book value. They are also
designated as fishing boats in theire model discriptions, if that makes a difference.
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[*] posted on 12-2-2010 at 09:41 PM


Boats over $10,000 or more are assested a property tax if the CA Equalization Tax Board finds out about them. When I use to store my boat at Campland in San Diego a CA Equalization Tax Board contractor would walk up and down the rows of boats, assess their value & note the license plate. If over $10,000 they would send you a property tax bill. You can contest the amount assessed on your boat just like the value of your home. But they could also assess it for more if you complain. That was back in the 90's.

When I bought the boat I have now I had the seller write me a receipt for $9,900 when I registered it for the 1st time. Thus no property tax bill.

From the CA Equalization Tax Board website:

"Boats and Aircraft
3. Are boats and aircraft subject to property tax?
Boats and aircraft are taxable and are subject to annual appraisal. Their values are determined by reviewing sales of comparable boats and airplanes. Information on their locations and ownerships is obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles, the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, on-site inspections, and other public and private sources."

[Edited on 12-3-2010 by Lobsterman]
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[*] posted on 12-3-2010 at 11:04 AM
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For Four years, I had my boat on a Harbor District Mooring in San Diego, first at Coronado and later Laurel street paying personal property tax in my home county of San Bernardino.

I later moved the boat into a slip on Harbor Island and that year received an assessment from San Diego County. A LOT of paperwork flowed between myself and the County regarding the double assessment, including their threatening a lien for the unpaid bill, before they finally canceled the whole thing.

I surmised that they must troll the Marinas, but it seemed odd that they didn't collect info from their own Harbor District.

Once they zero-in on you, they ARE aggressive.
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[*] posted on 12-3-2010 at 05:19 PM


It is definitely a county by county thing and is dependent upon what assessments the voters (or prior to Prop 13, their representatives) in each county have passed for themselves. Over the years I have even had assessments for schools and water systems applied to my boats. To be billed or not is dependent upon "assessed" value. Even our govt can come to the realization that below a specific value it may cost more to assess the property than the revenue to be derived from that property



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