wny_pat
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There are some folks here from England who have done what you want to do. Can't remember their users name. Search around til your find them and then PM them for details of how they purchased and delt with tax. Also the address info. Good luck!
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DarkRubiTJ
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There are quite a few ifs' ands' and buts in your situation. I would hesitate to use friends addresses for setting up a legal residence. It would leave both of the parties on the hook and you really aren't domiciled there. It could turn out ugly if Uncle Sugar figured it out. You will be REQUIRED to pay sales taxes where ever you decide to register the vehicle. It's a way of life in our country, only two states(that I am aware of) don't require sales tax and what they don't charge you up front they figure out how to get somewhere else down the line.
The two states that most folks use as domicile states are South Dakota and Texas, not that there aren't others, but majority of people use one or the other of these two. We use Texas, and The Escapees RV Club as our mail service which furnishes us with a legal address in Texas. All our vehicles are licensed and registered in Polk County, Texas. When we transferred title and registration to Texas, because we had owned the vehicles more than 6 months, we only payed a $90 new resident fee(per vehicle) in addition to license and registration fees. On a vehicle that you have owned less than 6 months you are required to pay sales tax on any un-taxed value. If you purchased your trailer for $6,000, you are required to pay tax on $6,000 unless you had a trade involved for the trailer. The process of setting all of this up, is usually painless, except for writing the checks. You can do everything required in less than 8 hours, usually in 4 hours but you do have to be here in person to do it.
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ruakiwi
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I can't believe the response. Thank you all for your ideas. We have bought (paid but not yet seen) a 2000 26' RSB Born Free. Bought privately from the original owner. Have contacted "Home Sweet Home" in SD regarding them processing registration and acting as our mailing address. Will await information.
Thanks, Ian
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Veebyes
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Ruakiwi, your problems are that you are not a US citizen. You do not have a US social security number. You do not have a US address. You don't earn any income in the US & pay taxes. You don't have a US drivers license, no US address therefore you can't get one.
What you can do is form a LLC in the US. The LLC owns the rig. You own the LLC. The LLC is hosted in the state of your choice such as South Dakota & a few others which have companies which specialize in doing such things & keeping you completely legal.
Depending on which state you domecile the LLC in, you may not even be liable for sales tax.
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69RoadRunner
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I wouldn't think the taxes are the first issue. If they don't have a US residence, no state can make a claim for sales tax.
The problem is registering the MH. Look carefully at those places that offer a service to give you an address. I would assume you'd be OK with them since no other state could claim you owe them taxes.
Some US residents recently got in trouble for claiming Montana residency (no taxes) when they lived in Colorado (taxes). Colorado prosecuted them.
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ruakiwi
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We have not had a response from Home Sweet Home in South Dakota. Could anyone suggest a mail forwarder in Montana who could do the registration for us.
We tend to agree with "Road Runner" as we are only tourists. We do not have any income in the US, we don't have a social security number, we are not liable for any taxes. We carry all our own insurances, medical etc. We don't own any property. All we need is to buy the vehicle and register it, anywhere. Obviously we would prefer to use our funds for travelling in your country rather than paying sales tax.
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Veebyes
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Do the research. Some states require vehicle inspection every year. Some do not. Just something else that needs to be thought about. Search on LLC formation in places like Texas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Delaware.
They all have different requirements. Find which one suits you best.
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navycranes
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Veebyes wrote:Ruakiwi, your problems are that you are not a US citizen. You do not have a US social security number. You do not have a US address. You don't earn any income in the US & pay taxes. You don't have a US drivers license, no US address therefore you can't get one.
What you can do is form a LLC in the US. The LLC owns the rig. You own the LLC. The LLC is hosted in the state of your choice such as South Dakota & a few others which have companies which specialize in doing such things & keeping you completely legal.
Depending on which state you domecile the LLC in, you may not even be liable for sales tax.
You do not need to be a US citizen or hold a US social security number to own and register a motor vehicle (or trailer) in the United States. A valid Visa and possibly an individual taxpayer ID number may be required but those are pretty easy to get. People come to the US all the time and rent or buy RV’s and travel the country. I would recommend seeking them out and asking how they did it.
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navycranes
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Since you bought it from a private owner you are able to pretty much register it in any state you want. Even when you buy from some dealers you can ask them to not collect tax and to let you handle the registration yourself. Non-US citizens register cars in the US all the time. The big deal is that all DMV’s in every state are going to want you to provide a home address in their state before you can get the title. There are several companies that support full-time RV’rs by providing a physical address as well as some other services such as mail forwarding and even vehicle registration. I know you don’t want to pay a lot of taxes while visiting your country but you might want to just get used to it. You will have to pay sales tax on EVERYTHING you buy with the exception of some food items. Fuel is heavily taxed as well. It isn’t something we are proud of but sales tax is just a way of life here.
I am in the military and every time I move I have to register my vehicles in the new state. Never in 12 years has any DMV ever asked me to PROVE that the address I was giving them was an address I actually lived at. None of them ever asked me for proof of citizenship either. In fact I know for sure that a non-US citizen in California can even get a driver’s licenses there as long as they have a valid visa.
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Veebyes
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Me wonders how many how many who have all the advice on how a NON US citizen can own a vehicle such as an RV or a boat in the US have actually had to DO it!!!!!
A visa is NOT necessarily required to be in the US for an extended time & has NOTHING to do with vehicle registration. Residents of some countrys, particularly British Commonwealth countrys, such as Canada, most likely NZ etc. can be in the US visa free for 180 days a year, provided they are not deriving a US generated income while there.
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