Santa Rosa, CA asked in Real Estate Law for California

Q: You buy a boat pay the registration and taxes on it then receive a bill from the assessor office for property tax on it....?

Nobody at the dealership told me about these taxes and is it legal to charge these taxes?

I pay my property tax every year pay my registration every year and now they want a tax of 340.00 just for owning a boat?

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1 Lawyer Answer
Zaher Fallahi
Zaher Fallahi
Answered
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: Boats are similar to automobiles and motorcycles, and taxes are imposed on them by the government as "personal property". As you may know, on the schedule A, itemized deduction of form 1040, there is a section for such items. Of course, generally the item number two on the list of detailed charges are deductible, not the whole amount. Good luck.

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