Tax Exempt States for Full Time RVing

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Do you pay taxes if you are on a government pension?

Fed income tax, yes.

State income tax varies by state.

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Do you pay taxes if you are on a government pension?

I assume you are talking about state income tax?

It depends in which state. My state excludes the first $10,000 of income from pensions, social security, retirement plan distributions. I pay income tax on the rest. The governor is proposing elimination of this exclusion, and reducing the minimum tax rate.

For Federal income tax the rules are more complex, but if your pension income is substantial you will pay income tax on most of it.

Do you pay taxes if you are on a government pension?

the OP deleted the Federal tax reference from his post, but didn't post that he did that.
OP, it's a good idea to add a edit statement when you delete something from your post, when the topic contines shows up in nearly every post after it.

For many years my Dad worked overseas. I am not sure if it is till true or not but he did not pay Federal income tax after 18 months. You can also get a tax exempt job working for an International organization like the UN, NATO, etc. it makes filing a little complicated but it is Fed Income tax free money. My worked for NATO and my sister-in-law worked for the UN in New York. Their income was tax free.

NH has no excise or sales tax on Motor home purchases. They do have a very large fee based on weight (as I recall) for plates when you buy one and each year thereafter. It goes down very slowly each year. When I bought my motor home new in 2004 the fee for plates for it and my 1999 Honda was over $1800.
They also taxed my interest and dividend income. At the time I didn't have enough income to file a Federal tax document but still had to pay NH over $200.
I moved to SD in a couple of years. SD charged $186 for my car and motor home plates. No taxes on dividend and interest income.

For younger full-timers (of which there are many nowadays), you also have to consider medical insurance costs and availability if you're full-timing. South Dakota is not a good state for this. If you're traveling full-time you need insurance that covers you in other states.

There is no simple answer as to what state is the BEST for full-timers. You have to look at the individual issues pertaining only to YOU. Everyone will be different.

As far as inspections with a Texas domicile. That is no issue if you never return to Texas and many full-timers who domicile in Texas never return there. You don't have to own property to domicile. Once you do you have 3 days to get the simple inspection done. No big deal.

However, all of this conversation is probably moot to the OP as I get the feeling he's not a full-timer and he still has ties in the state he lives in. He just doesn't want to pay tax of his RV. I may be wrong and it would be great if the OP returns with more information as to what his aim is.

goducks10 wrote:
Oregon has no sales tax when you buy. No state tax on SS benefits. But you still pay fed tax. I don't know of any states that have no fed tax. Some have no state tax but have a sales tax.

Oregon has an INCOME TAX!

South Dakota is one of the best places to have your Domicile.

This lady is great to work with. She can send you a complete package of what to do,

Terri Lund
My Dakota Address
110 E. Center St.
Madison, SD 57042
www.mydakotaaddress.com
Phone: 605-427-5863
Fax: 605-427-9626

One advantage to Texas is that when I was looking there, many/most of the areas I was looking had a separate MUD tax to supplement the taxes. if you didn't own property there, no MUD tax.
bumpy

Piperflyer wrote:
I know a few of the states have no federal income tax or no state tax when it comes to purchasing RV's( NH being one), I'm looking for a state with this and where you can renew you drivers license and vehicle registration online and don't have to have your vehicles inspected yearly. Is there any?Thanks

I've never heard of any 'federal income' taxes on purchasing a vehicle?

Along with searching for a state that does not have required yearly emissions testing, be sure to check out how they determine the cost of your plates and if there are any impact fees.

I was all set to use Georgia until I found out the yearly cost of your plates was determined by the 'value' of your vehicles. With my 3 vehicles I was looking a thousands of dollars a year to put plates on them.

AND, Florida charges you 400.00 the first year you register as an impact fee. :R

Yup if they have low state taxes they have to get that revue from somewhere else so you end up paying it anyway!