i bought a 1979 laser for 500 dollars last year and now i have gotten a bill from the los angeles county tax collector that i owe 106 dollars in regards to a unsecured property tax bill or luxery tax...is this normal guys???
ps. i owe this amount each year for as long as i own the boat......isnt the tax alittle too high??? john
In LA County an unsecured tax is a tax on non-land based property, such as a boat. The rate should be about 1%, or $5 on your little unsecured property. You need to contest the assessed value of the boat. They seem to think it is worth $10K, a bit high for any Laser.
The county gets me for my boat trailer because it has a license plate. However the Laser isn't registered anywhere, so they know nothing about it.
On my house property tax bill, there's a spot where you're supposed to declare misc. posessions like sailboats. Mine always seems to get left blank. There must be a special section of Gitmo reserved for criminals such as myself.