Just Bought A Plane? STAY OUT OF FLORIDA !

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:41:49 GMT, Jay Maynard
wrote:

On 2008-04-04, John Ammeter wrote:
His problem is that too many of us have seen him lie and fabricate too
many times to ever believe him again.

So don't believe him. Believe AOPA and EAA.

As it happens, AOPA had an item in this week's newsletter, saying they don't
think there's a problem. I'll take their word for it. See
http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/article.../080328fl.html for the article.

Note that the letter they quote from the Florida Department of Revenue,
while saying that they are working to change the law, includes language that
confirms the original story:

"If an aircraft is purchased in another state by a nonresident and brought
here for repair, training, or business use within 6 months of purchase, a
use tax may be due."


Emphasize the MAY.


If they weren't going to charge the tax, why would they say that?

Because under certain circumstances, under the current law, there
COULD be a tax liability incurred. They are saying coming to Sun 'N
Fun this year will NOT be one of those circumstances. You believe them
when they say some circumstances MAY incur a tax penalty, believe them
when they say coming to Sun 'N Fun isn't one of those circumstances.

It's not about Zoom. It quit being about Zoom the moment AOPA and EAA
reported it. Zoom is totally irrelevant to this story.


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