Montana LLC

docj wrote:

wa8yxm wrote:
I recall an old song that applies to these threds: Skip A Rope

The verse that applies:

Cheating on your taxes, don't it feel cool
What's that you said about the Golden Rule
Forget the rules just play to win
And hate you neighbor for the shade of his skin
Skip a rope

Skip a rope
Listen to the children as they play
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say
Skip a rope


That was popular around 1970 give or take a few years.

To those who would like to imply that there is something wrong with LEGALLY keeping your taxes as low as possible, I offer this quotation from the noted jurist Learned Hand:

"Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the treasury. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes.

Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands."

That may be true but living in one state and forming an LLC in another simply to avoid the taxes rightfully due in the state in which you live can be construed as illegal if the law finds it that way. I am sure there are justified reasons for an LLC such as this, full timing comes to mind. I think prudence is the best approach here. If you do it legally then you are right. I think the point that ruffles peoples feathers is that it's often done simply as a tax avoidance tool when it's not really justified. In which case it's abuse or simply breaking the law. If you live in a state that has a high rate of taxes for a luxury item like a motorhome and you want to avoid paying them, this tool can be used. But, many states impose term limits on time in state if your MH is not registered there. Right or wrong can be determined by facts of the laws governing the state you live. Anything else is moral conjecture and not legally applicable. I feel a sense of obligation to pay the taxes in the state in which I live. Not to mention I am legally bound to do so. I might consider it if I were full time as it makes perfect sense to register in the state with the most advantages.