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Buying a boat in Texas
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just pay close attention to the titling rules, I "think" you need a title for the motor and boat if its made after a certain date. how long it takes and what you need to do to get those may be a bigger question then paying taxes on them
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Just the trailer. I bought one in TX a couple years ago had to school board office and to fed tax office get some papers signed but didn't have to pay any tax on boat and motor.
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Same here, I bought a boat in texas a couple years ago and only had to pay taxes on trailer when I registered it. The trailer did not have a title since texas does not require a trailer under a certain size to be titled. At least thats what I was told as the reason for not having a title on trailer when I purchased it.
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Just went through this...
You will need TWO Bill of Sales. #1 for the Trailer (which you pay taxes on), La DMV also requires the trailer license plate registration from TX DMV. B.O.S. must be notorized OR have a copy of sellers DL. #2. for the Boat/Motor for LDWLF. These are just registration costs. B.O.S. MUST be notorized. I suggest getting both notorized. BTW, don't expect LDWLF to move quickly. Been waiting over a month for my registration to come in. Hope this helps. |
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I just done all this as well!! I paid school and state taxes on the boat and motor, also the taxes at the DMV for the trailer.
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If you buy from a private individual then it's considered a casual sale and you don't pay taxes on the boat. Only the trailer. But if you are buying from a dealer then Louisiana will expect their sales tax.
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I'm in the process of doing this now, seperate bill of sale on the trailer and taxes paid for the amount shown on bill of sale at the dmv. Took me 3 trips but I have la plates on the trailer now. They wanted a notorized bill of sale AND copy of sellers drivers license.
As for the boat and motor, I sent everything off to LDWF May 7th without paying taxes since I bought from an individual, but haven't heard anything back yet. I called week before last and they hadn't gotten to it yet but said they'd call if there were any holdups and to just keep a copy of my registration application in the boat to serve as temporary registration for 60 days. Hopefully they won't call a few days before my 60 days is up telling me I need to send more paperwork, leaving me high and dry for a while. |
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How did it turn out for ya? I read that you send in a completed tax form with the application.
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You have to pay sales tax on a boat that is under 10 year old. On the trailer, you always pay tax. Make sure you have a copy of the Texas boat registration from the previous owner to be supplied to WLF.
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Oh, and the title must be turned in to the LAWLF, the DOT will need a copy of the trails registration, because most TX boat trailers don't have titles.
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