Be careful in Maine

[N674P]

Originally Posted by aparchment

Living in tax free NH is looking more appealing by the day --- particularly with my recent job offer in Boston

Maybe not so good if it works there like it does here:
I live in Washington (sales tax, but no income tax) and work in Oregon (income tax but no sales tax). I pay over 8% in sales taxes most of the time, AND approx. 9% income tax all the time!
I get no benefit from the income taxes I pay (road upkeep comes out of the gas tax), so they must consider it only fair that I don't get a say in how much they take or what it's used for!

[Geo]

does anyone have a list of states that do not have use/sale taxes?

[Transporter]

Tax rates are available at http://www.retirementliving.com/RLtaxes.html

[az_gila]

Originally Posted by N674P

Maybe not so good if it works there like it does here:
I live in Washington (sales tax, but no income tax) and work in Oregon (income tax but no sales tax). I pay over 8% in sales taxes most of the time, AND approx. 9% income tax all the time!
I get no benefit from the income taxes I pay (road upkeep comes out of the gas tax), so they must consider it only fair that I don't get a say in how much they take or what it's used for!

Johnny... I thought all of Vancouver, WA shopped on the other side of the bridge in Portland....

gil A

[Baja_Traveler]

Maine is also going after out of state stores - trying to grab 60% of unused gift card purchases made in the state! Seems like they are taking money grubbing to extremes...

Here's an Article: http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/p.../BIZ/712220309

[N674P]

Originally Posted by az_gila

Johnny... I thought all of Vancouver, WA shopped on the other side of the bridge in Portland....

gil A

Gil - A lot of shopping is done in Portland, but there is more opportunity to shop in Vancouver coming all the time. And these big box and national stores wouldn't be coming in if there weren't some bucks to be made...
I do probably half my shopping in Oregon ('cause I'm there), but would do most of my shopping in Washington if I had no other reason to be down south.

[Metalman9A]

The solution is quite simple. The exemption to the law is if the AC is in the Maine for maintenance. If you come to Maine within the first 12 months of ownership remember to bring your log books and have an A&P check the air in your tires or something or something simple like that. The law does not establish what maintenance is or is required as qualification.

Maine a great place to live but a tough place to make a living.

Russ in Taxationland ?
RV9A

[aparchment]

Looks like attention is being called to our ridiculous law. Here is an article from the Portland Press Herald.

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/st...58745&ac=PHnws

[theflyboy1]

I live in NH and those Maine folks will do just about anything to make a buck. Alcohol in NH is significantly cheaper than in Maine and Mass (as it is controlled by our government, in a good way though), so many folks near the border will travel across to our state liquor stores to buy booze. The Maine highway patrol would sit in the parking lot across the street from the liquor store and write down the license plates of Maine vehicles. Then they were either taxed or fined, not sure which, for bringing alcohol across the border. NH cops caught on and would give the Maine cops tickets for loitering. Sweet revenge...

Not sure if the rest of this is true, but...

The Maine cops, tired of the tickets, would park just across the border in sight of the store parking lot and would use binoculars to get the license plates.

NH then built a fence.

[kentb]

Originally Posted by theflyboy1

I live in NH and those Maine folks will do just about anything to make a buck. Alcohol in NH is significantly cheaper than in Maine and Mass (as it is controlled by our government, in a good way though), so many folks near the border will travel across to our state liquor stores to buy booze. The Maine highway patrol would sit in the parking lot across the street from the liquor store and write down the license plates of Maine vehicles. Then they were either taxed or fined, not sure which, for bringing alcohol across the border. NH cops caught on and would give the Maine cops tickets for loitering. Sweet revenge...

Not sure if the rest of this is true, but...

The Maine cops, tired of the tickets, would park just across the border in sight of the store parking lot and would use binoculars to get the license plates.

NH then built a fence.

Don't know how much is true and how much is folklor, but it would make a good addition for one of those cop comedy movies.

Kent