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Old 10-06-2011, 08:36 AM
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Default State aircraft registration?

Can anyone tell me why the individual states charge an aircraft registration fee, or why a state aircraft registration system exists?

To add insult, here in Ohio, the registration must be completed annually and is not pro-rated. My plane, now being registered in October, will be due for another fee in January. I called the ODOT and asked if a plane registered in late December would also be due again in January. The answer was "yes".

For a 2-seater the $30 fee will not break the bank, but it at least irritated me enough to write this post.
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Old 10-06-2011, 08:40 AM
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has no such registration.
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Old 10-06-2011, 09:24 AM
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30 bucks, I'll take it!

Think of it as a tax and not a registration. When they call it a "registration" you can't deduct it off your other taxes.

Here in NC, we have to pay personal property tax on our cars, trucks, boats, planes, etc.

I have two bills for my RV, one for the city and one for the county where it is based. Because I have a kit plane, I was able to set the value and keep the cost "down". $183.99 for the County tax and $37.35 for the city tax.

It is unclear to me the "value" I get for those tax dollars as I was based at a privately owned airport out in the country that was annexed by the city solely for the taxes (none of the surrounding houses were annexed with the airport).
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Old 10-06-2011, 09:28 AM
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Can anyone tell me why the individual states charge an aircraft registration fee, or why a state aircraft registration system exists? ...
Because we let them.
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Old 10-06-2011, 10:12 AM
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Also has no such thing. Also, no state income tax. The County has tried to tax my toolbox yearly (because I make money with it). I told them that I would pay when they also charged my rancher neighbors for theirs. That shut 'em up.
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Old 10-06-2011, 05:56 PM
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Don't register it now. Wait until Jan. I know several guys who have never registered their plane - in Ohio.
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Old 10-06-2011, 06:20 PM
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$5 as I recall. It helps fund our department of aviation - one government group here in Virginia that actually supports and promotes aviation. If I understood correctly, our director of aviation even flies an experimental aircraft - even if I misunderstood his comment, he certainly supports us.
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Old 10-06-2011, 07:01 PM
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10 bucks here.
BTW, Mel, I thought everything was bigger in Texas. LOL

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Old 10-06-2011, 07:20 PM
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Check with the California and Kansas Guys. When I left CA. it was 600.00 for an RV.:-)))) Larry
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Old 10-06-2011, 07:44 PM
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10 bucks here.
BTW, Mel, I thought everything was bigger in Texas. LOL
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