You pay for a tag to use said vehicle yes...but a drone does not have to have a tag!! Nor Insurance!!! Nor yearly inspections!!
Anyone else had a problem with Department of Revenue in their state trying to collect taxes on their
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I live in GA. What kind of Taxes? Sales, personal property, excise ... I registered in Dec. 2015 and no problems yet.
Yeah I have a N-number on mine and haven't heard anything from WA so far.
very simple
up until last year when the FAA required registration and ID numbers assigned
ALL FAA registrations were real aircraft with real human people flying them.
Thus they were very valuable and the purchase sales tax could be thousands of dollars to the state.
the computers and state just haven't caught up!
send a note with it saying what you have.
good luck and have fun flying!
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If I'm ever asked I'll mention the same unfortunate boating accident where I also lost my firearms
If I'm ever asked I'll mention the same unfortunate boating accident where I also lost my firearms
dang I hate when that happens....
This was discussed several months ago with the consensus that if you live in a state that slaps a property tax on aircraft, you would probably be getting a bill for any sUASs that you registered commercially. Especially those that you requested an "N" number for. those states routinely scan the aircraft registry looking for aircraft in their state. Pay or not, your call. But how much hassle is a "Tax evasion" charge?
That's actually true of any online purchase from out of State. Not many people fill that box in when filing State taxes I suspect
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Sounds to me like the State thinks you have a real Airplane, not a UAS, because of the "N" designation. Easy mistake for a non technical person to make. Not agreeing with them by any means, but from their point of view, you are a businessman with an undocumented high dollar purchase (I'm certain they are thinking it's over $100,000).
The red flag here is that a businessman (you) who owns a real airplane might be underreporting income. Or trying to hide assets from the state. That is why the IRS is involved. I went through an airport in Frankfurt Germany with some Swarovski crystals, and they dived on my handheld baggage like they found the Holy Grail. I was fascinated by this interest, and the guy next in line told me there was a huge emerald smuggling going on through this airport, and that's what it was all about. When the woman inspector got to the wrapped package and tore it open and saw those fake crystals, the look on her face was priceless (she gave me a look that could stop time), and I had to put my hand over my mouth because it just made me start laughing). She really thought she found something, and I bet your state thinks the very same--high dollar assets not being reported. I would just bet your state and local IRS think that's what's going on here.
Rather than dig in your heels and get belligerent about it, just make a point of documenting all of it, and the costs. Before you get hold of a jerk IRS collection agent, just make sure they know it's a UAS, not a $$$ aircraft.
Virginia is a "cash register" state, and has this stupid "taxes not paid but owed to the Commonwealth" question in their state income tax-- real pain in the butt. I buy so much online, I don't keep track of what is taxed, and what isn't. I just make a guess of about $50 in unpaid taxes, and so far, they've been fine with me about it.
The red flag here is that a businessman (you) who owns a real airplane might be underreporting income. Or trying to hide assets from the state. That is why the IRS is involved. I went through an airport in Frankfurt Germany with some Swarovski crystals, and they dived on my handheld baggage like they found the Holy Grail. I was fascinated by this interest, and the guy next in line told me there was a huge emerald smuggling going on through this airport, and that's what it was all about. When the woman inspector got to the wrapped package and tore it open and saw those fake crystals, the look on her face was priceless (she gave me a look that could stop time), and I had to put my hand over my mouth because it just made me start laughing). She really thought she found something, and I bet your state thinks the very same--high dollar assets not being reported. I would just bet your state and local IRS think that's what's going on here.
Rather than dig in your heels and get belligerent about it, just make a point of documenting all of it, and the costs. Before you get hold of a jerk IRS collection agent, just make sure they know it's a UAS, not a $$$ aircraft.
Virginia is a "cash register" state, and has this stupid "taxes not paid but owed to the Commonwealth" question in their state income tax-- real pain in the butt. I buy so much online, I don't keep track of what is taxed, and what isn't. I just make a guess of about $50 in unpaid taxes, and so far, they've been fine with me about it.
Has nothing on do with business or any other income. And it's not a one time sales tax. The state of Georgia has decided that aircraft belonging to residents of the state (business or private) are taxable property just like land, buildings, etc. and they will be collecting that tax every year as long as that aircraft appears on the FAA registry. Thought I better check. Turns out Ohio has an aircraft use tax too. I have 3 phantoms registered. Guess I can expect a letter too!
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The one that frosts me the most about VA? Paying $25 for the windshield sticker that says you paid your taxes, and they don't even supply the sticker anymore.
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