Residency when full timing: Florida vs Texas
My wife and I will begin our FT chapter in a couple months. Since we are currently residents of a state with income tax we're looking to be come residents of one that doesn't. We have it narrowed do...
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BarbaraOK wrote:Queens Carriage wrote:
We moved from TX to FL.
TX
Car inspection every year. This is a PIA.
No State income tax.
One time fee for car plates
Fl
No State income tax
No car inspection
0ne time fee of aprox.$450 for car plates
The one thing to consider the state you pick is the state you get the resident discounts. One big one is State parks.
The car inspection (and/or coach) is not a PITA. It is a 15 minute stop unless you need lights/horn/brakes, etc. fixed - which you should have done before you go in to have the inspection. If you can't pass a state safety inspection on the car, should you be driving it?
The one time fee to transfer title is $90 in Texas- - sure less than $450. And in Texas anyone can purchase the annual pass to the state parks.
Barb
You are not mentioning how much you have to pay for the inspection.
It is a pita to have to drive all the way back to texas if you don't otherwise need to.
