Whats up with this Maine tax??

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Womack2005
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Whats up with this Maine tax??

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Stupidity. The intelligence of local government continually counfounds me.
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So how was the tax triggered? What is it based on? How could this happen without some press? Are Pilots who live in Maine subject to these taxes also?
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If you visit Maine more than 20 days during the 1st year of ownership of your plane, then you will get taxed 5% of the sales and use tax on that aircrafts value/purchased price.

I think I'll boycott visiting Maine altogether if they feel they must do something like this. According to an article I read, they currently are collecting about 2 million tax dollars with this bogus tax in effect.

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