Sales Tax / Registration Question
We currently live in Ohio. We are picking up our RV this Friday in Indiana. We are moving down to Florida in about a month and making that our 'home state'. How does this paying sales tax thing wor...
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Get the Florida D/L first. It's very easy to do. Request a Class E D/L to allow driving any type RV including heavy Class A RVs. Then register vehicles in Florida. Be aware that there is a one time fee for each plate of $225 in Florida, plus the annual registration fee of well less than $100 per vehicle. Also you must have Florida insurance in place at the time you register.
Sales tax, as already stated, in Florida is 6%. If you paid at least 6% where you purchase the RV, or if more than 6 months has lapsed since the purchase, Florida will not charge any more. If less than 6 months and you paid less than 6% be prepared to pay the difference to Florida.
Also register to vote in Florida and file a Change of Domicile form with the county you are registering in. These Change forms cost $10 each person to file with the county clerk.
By following these rules and declaring your domicile as Florida, when you do purchase property, the second year of taxes can qualify for the Homestead exception. For example the first year my real estate tax will be approx. $1100. Next year it will be less than $500. Plus since I am disabled, I can also file for a disabled exception to lower this even further. Need a form from your doctor (supplied at the tax office). By the way the DMV and Tax Office are combined so both can be handled in the same office.
State of Florida DMV site. Look over this site carefully. There is a link to ID Requirements.
We changed our domicile from NY to Florida in early January this year. We also initially used a mail forwarding service in Green Cove Springs (St. Brendan's Isle) as our official mailing address. Yes you have to show residence in Florida to get a D/L. They had all the forms we needed on their web site. We have since bought a lot in Silver Springs, Fl. and found our insurance cost was less than in Green Cove Springs. We also found it was less expensive for us to split our insurance for the coach and auto to separate insurance companies. Previously in NY they were both insured under the same company.
By the way, oldchief7155 is spot on with his comments as well. He must have changed his domicile recently as well!
Sales tax, as already stated, in Florida is 6%. If you paid at least 6% where you purchase the RV, or if more than 6 months has lapsed since the purchase, Florida will not charge any more. If less than 6 months and you paid less than 6% be prepared to pay the difference to Florida.
Also register to vote in Florida and file a Change of Domicile form with the county you are registering in. These Change forms cost $10 each person to file with the county clerk.
By following these rules and declaring your domicile as Florida, when you do purchase property, the second year of taxes can qualify for the Homestead exception. For example the first year my real estate tax will be approx. $1100. Next year it will be less than $500. Plus since I am disabled, I can also file for a disabled exception to lower this even further. Need a form from your doctor (supplied at the tax office). By the way the DMV and Tax Office are combined so both can be handled in the same office.
State of Florida DMV site. Look over this site carefully. There is a link to ID Requirements.
We changed our domicile from NY to Florida in early January this year. We also initially used a mail forwarding service in Green Cove Springs (St. Brendan's Isle) as our official mailing address. Yes you have to show residence in Florida to get a D/L. They had all the forms we needed on their web site. We have since bought a lot in Silver Springs, Fl. and found our insurance cost was less than in Green Cove Springs. We also found it was less expensive for us to split our insurance for the coach and auto to separate insurance companies. Previously in NY they were both insured under the same company.
By the way, oldchief7155 is spot on with his comments as well. He must have changed his domicile recently as well!
