Is there Houseboat Property Taxes?

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Is there Houseboat Property Taxes?

How are property taxes collected on a houseboat?

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That's a very common question, since many people would think that there would be houseboat property taxes. In reality, the marinas would be paying the property taxes, and as part of the expense, a portion of it reflects in your dock fees. The other popular form of tax collected on or from houseboats would be the sales tax levied on the houseboat purchase side.

You would have to check with your local state sales tax regulations to see if it applies on only new houseboats, or also on used houseboats.

Maybe some of our other readers from around the world can let us know by posting comments, on how this issue is handled in other areas of the houseboating world.

Hope this all helps...
IAN - from www.all-about-houseboats.com

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Is there Houseboat Property Taxes?

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Personal Property Tax on Houseboats
by: Leigh

Here in Arkansas it is a County Personal Property Tax that covers this. You have to assess your personal property eg: vehicles, boats, 4 wheelers, campers etc...

You assess every year, and you are taxed on 5 % of the market value. 80 % of this money collected gets dispursed out to the public schools that is in that county. The remaining 20 % funds county roads, county salaries, county library, etc.

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Houseboat Taxes, on Boat and Permit Value.
by: JK

Our houseboat is located on Lake Shasta (California) which is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. In addition to our monthly moorage, we pay an annual US Forest Service fee plus Shasta County property tax of 1% of the boat and permit value.

This is paid once a year and is handled just like the property tax on your home ... you get the bill and then you send a check to the Assessor. JK

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Well JK, welcome to the houseboat forums, and thank you for sharing this valuable house boat property tax information with us all.
IAN from www.all-about-houseboats.com

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About Houseboat Taxes
by: roger

Ian was correct in his answer, I've always thought that a houseboat was like an RV. If you go into an RV park to stay, part of the cost of your stay is what the park pays in property taxes, but if you go into a Walmart parking lot for an overnighter, it's free.

Same thing as houseboat at marina, same as RV park, but anchor out and it's free. You may have an annual license fee on the houseboat in some places which have designated anchorage areas, they're usually small fees..

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