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John & Judy Gill

Mon, Oct 29, 2007 8:48 PM

The word on the Chesapeake Bay for boaters headed South for the
Winter is DO NO GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA anymore.

The reason given is that North Carolina has reportedly passed a new
tax on boats staying in the state for more than 60 days. The
amount of the tax is reported to be 10 percent of the current value
of the boat and is levied every year.

Good friends who have over wintered their boats in South Carolina
for the past two winters have taken slips at the Southern boarder
of North Carolina this year. Another person reported that South
Carolina is a personal property tax state, which could be what some
cities or counties may be applying to non residents??

Has anyone heard anything about this new South Carolina tax. If
true, it will no doubt hurt places like Charleston, Beaufort,
Hilton Head as a winter destination point. If not true, it would
be a shame to have South Carolina receive a bad reputation amongst
long range cruisers and boaters wishing to over winter in that
beautiful state.

John

> The word on the Chesapeake Bay for boaters headed South for the > Winter is DO NO GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA anymore. > > The reason given is that North Carolina has reportedly passed a new > tax on boats staying in the state for more than 60 days. The > amount of the tax is reported to be 10 percent of the current value > of the boat and is levied every year. > > Good friends who have over wintered their boats in South Carolina > for the past two winters have taken slips at the Southern boarder > of North Carolina this year. Another person reported that South > Carolina is a personal property tax state, which could be what some > cities or counties may be applying to non residents?? > > Has anyone heard anything about this new South Carolina tax. If > true, it will no doubt hurt places like Charleston, Beaufort, > Hilton Head as a winter destination point. If not true, it would > be a shame to have South Carolina receive a bad reputation amongst > long range cruisers and boaters wishing to over winter in that > beautiful state. > > John

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Wade Ehlen

Mon, Oct 29, 2007 9:40 PM

Ahoy John:

Did you interchange NORTH and SOUTH Carolina in
part of your message?

Wade Ehlen
Albin 36 Miss Happ
New Bern, NC

--- John & Judy Gill twojscom@quadnet.net wrote:

... DO NO GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA anymore.

The reason given is that (North Carolina?) has

reportedly passed a new

tax on boats staying in the state for more than 60

days. The

amount of the tax is reported to be 10 percent of

the current value

of the boat and is levied every year.

Good friends who have over wintered their boats in

South Carolina

for the past two winters have taken slips at the

Southern boarder

of North Carolina this year. Another person

reported that South

Carolina is a personal property tax state, which

could be what some

cities or counties may be applying to non

residents??...

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Ahoy John: Did you interchange NORTH and SOUTH Carolina in part of your message? Wade Ehlen Albin 36 Miss Happ New Bern, NC --- John & Judy Gill <twojscom@quadnet.net> wrote: ... DO NO GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA anymore. > > > > The reason given is that (North Carolina?) has > reportedly passed a new > > tax on boats staying in the state for more than 60 > days. The > > amount of the tax is reported to be 10 percent of > the current value > > of the boat and is levied every year. > > > > Good friends who have over wintered their boats in > South Carolina > > for the past two winters have taken slips at the > Southern boarder > > of North Carolina this year. Another person > reported that South > > Carolina is a personal property tax state, which > could be what some > > cities or counties may be applying to non > residents??... Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Jim Ague

Mon, Oct 29, 2007 10:02 PM

Has anyone heard anything about this new South Carolina tax. If
true, it will no doubt hurt places like Charleston, Beaufort,
Hilton Head as a winter destination point. If not true, it would
be a shame to have South Carolina receive a bad reputation amongst
long range cruisers and boaters wishing to over winter in that
beautiful state.

It's true! Very dumb idea. My ex, who retained Derreen (1994 Monk 36) as
part of the settlement, was hit with a $4000 personal property tax (approx
3% of value) by the Horry County Assessor because she left Derreen at
Harbourgate Marina, North Myrtle Beach, from Oct 2006 to April 2007. She was
able to talk them down to $2000 somehow.

What is stupid about it, is that this will be an annual recurring tax. SC
marinas and boat industry is going to be hurt.

-- Jim Ague

>> Has anyone heard anything about this new South Carolina tax. If >> true, it will no doubt hurt places like Charleston, Beaufort, >> Hilton Head as a winter destination point. If not true, it would >> be a shame to have South Carolina receive a bad reputation amongst >> long range cruisers and boaters wishing to over winter in that >> beautiful state. It's true! Very dumb idea. My ex, who retained Derreen (1994 Monk 36) as part of the settlement, was hit with a $4000 personal property tax (approx 3% of value) by the Horry County Assessor because she left Derreen at Harbourgate Marina, North Myrtle Beach, from Oct 2006 to April 2007. She was able to talk them down to $2000 somehow. What is stupid about it, is that this will be an annual recurring tax. SC marinas and boat industry is going to be hurt. -- Jim Ague

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Anne Weatherill

Tue, Oct 30, 2007 1:53 AM

We are currently caught in that net. We left our boat for the winter at
Osprey Marina, S Myrtle Beach. There was no point in trying to go farther
north at that time.

As we were returning this March, the grim reaper played catch and release
with my husband, which cut our loop trip short and we had to stay put in
Texas, which is our residence and where the boat was registered. In addition,
our documentation has Corpus Christi, TX, as the home port.

Because we would not be able to continue our cruise right away, we listed the
boat for sale and sold it.

Now, we have received a bill for property tax on the boat. To put salt on the
wound, they are taxing us for a value greater than we sold it for. We are
protesting that the sale price should be the taxable value, but we believe
that we are being unfairly taxed. Talk about taxation without representation.
If anyone has a way around this, we'd like to know.

Annie
hard aground and boatless in Corpus Christi, TX

From: twojscom@quadnet.net> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:48:19 -0400> To:

psml@usps.org; great-loop@lists.samurai.com> Subject: GL: SOUTH CAROLINA 10
PERCENT YEARLY TAX> > > The word on the Chesapeake Bay for boaters headed
South for the > > Winter is DO NO GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA anymore.> >> > The
reason given is that North Carolina has reportedly passed a new > > tax on
boats staying in the state for more than 60 days. The > > amount of the tax is
reported to be 10 percent of the current value > > of the boat and is levied
every year.> ...> > John> _______________________________________________>
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We are currently caught in that net. We left our boat for the winter at Osprey Marina, S Myrtle Beach. There was no point in trying to go farther north at that time. As we were returning this March, the grim reaper played catch and release with my husband, which cut our loop trip short and we had to stay put in Texas, which is our residence and where the boat was registered. In addition, our documentation has Corpus Christi, TX, as the home port. Because we would not be able to continue our cruise right away, we listed the boat for sale and sold it. Now, we have received a bill for property tax on the boat. To put salt on the wound, they are taxing us for a value greater than we sold it for. We are protesting that the sale price should be the taxable value, but we believe that we are being unfairly taxed. Talk about taxation without representation. If anyone has a way around this, we'd like to know. Annie hard aground and boatless in Corpus Christi, TX > From: twojscom@quadnet.net> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:48:19 -0400> To: psml@usps.org; great-loop@lists.samurai.com> Subject: GL: SOUTH CAROLINA 10 PERCENT YEARLY TAX> > > The word on the Chesapeake Bay for boaters headed South for the > > Winter is DO NO GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA anymore.> >> > The reason given is that North Carolina has reportedly passed a new > > tax on boats staying in the state for more than 60 days. The > > amount of the tax is reported to be 10 percent of the current value > > of the boat and is levied every year.> ...> > John> _______________________________________________> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop> > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address,> unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop

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