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Hello, I have read on a bunch of other forums that registering your work trailer is extremely cheap in Maine, has anyone here done this? Got a small bobcat need to move around a bit

I'm planning on using this website and wanted to see if others had similar experience

Maine Trailer Registrations: Register Your Trailer in Maine

Thanks
Mark

Registration fees for trailers vary by state and are usually determined by max gross wight the trailer is rated for.

indypower said:

Registration fees for trailers vary by state and are usually determined by max gross wight the trailer is rated for.

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That is correct ...
but it looks like the way around it is to register it in Maine, you do not have to be a resident so and if the empty weight is less than 3000# dose not have to be titled in Maine...
Looks like an easy way to have your trailer legally tagged for le$$... KennyV

KennyV said:

That is correct ...
but it looks like the way around it is to register it in Maine, you do not have to be a resident so and if the empty weight is less than 3000# dose not have to be titled in Maine...
Looks like an easy way to have your trailer legally tagged for le$$... KennyV

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Might be "legal", but that doesn't necessarily make it right!!! :thumbdown: ~~ grnspot110

You may want to check with your home state first. States are now going after everyone who is trying to avoid state taxes, fees, etc. So, you may end up with a fine plus having to register in you state. I read a news item last year where someone in N.Y. bought cigarettes on line then 6 months later got a bill in the mail from the state of N.Y. for $4000 for the taxes on the cigarettes.

grnspot110 said:

Might be "legal", but that doesn't necessarily make it right!!! :thumbdown: ~~ grnspot110

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a good friend of mine heads up the tag enforcement department in an adjoining county... they have been after motor homes and P/U trucks registered in Oklahoma for years (They are having a dickens of a time)...
The argument they hear all the time is that Oklahoma has a reasonable tax rate.
and I do know where tax revenue goes and why it's collected. I also know that 'some taxes' paid can be deducted from other types of taxes...

On truck trailers OTR type... how many trailer tags have you seen that match the state tag on the tractor. I have seen very few... and this post leads me to think there are states that 'cut rate' tagging for some reason...
Didn't want to imply that it is "right" BUT
As to right vs wrong... how about on line purchases that are made with no sales tax collected??? I know each state has a form you can get to report your purchases that did not include sales tax... What percent of out of state sales do you think get reported by the purchaser?
Getting back to tagging and taxing ... IF there is a legal way to avoid or reduce a tax.... IS that not right??? And if not how about other taxes that have very creative loopholes "built in" like all the various taxes you find in business or in investment or cap gains or relaestate, depleted mineral taxation ... the list goes on & on ... the 'creative' legal tax reduction/avoidance is why most use tax accountants...
In taxation legal 'normally' equates to right...

Now getting cough up in tax fraud... thats a different case than legal tax avoidance --- isn't it??? :smile:KennyV

mkmkmk said:

Hello, I have read on a bunch of other forums that registering your work trailer is extremely cheap in Maine, has anyone here done this? Got a small bobcat need to move around a bit

I'm planning on using this website and wanted to see if others had similar experience

Maine Trailer Registrations: Register Your Trailer in Maine

Thanks
Mark

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Indypower is correct, registration fees for any type of trailer vary by state and are usually determined by the max gross weight of the trailer even in a backwards state like this one.

Also, remember that the $$$ from car, truck, trailer registrations go to local & state road & highway maintaince. So, if you register in another state, you are taking away funds from your state & town for snowplowing, fixing pot holes, re paving roads, and repairing wash outs when the road floods. So, if you don't register in your state, don't complain when your road is not repaired.

Thanks all for the comments I think im gonna continue to do research. Weighing the pros and cons. I'm looking to save money any way i can for my business. Damn economy!!!!

You may save a few dollars on the registration, but it will cost you more in the long run. Your state will raise gas tax to close the gap from lost registration, so you will not save a penny.

indypower said:

You may save a few dollars on the registration, but it will cost you more in the long run. Your state will raise gas tax to close the gap from lost registration, so you will not save a penny.

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Wow... If mkmkmk home state is apt to raise gas tax if he registers his trailer out of state...
I now understand why he is wanting to find a legal way to avoid that tax they are collecting on his trailer registration... And I thought Kansas had high motor veh fees:biggrin:...
:smile:KennyV