Minnesota charges sales tax plus registration. If you pay sales tax in another state, you have to show proof of the tax paid, and then you still have to pay the difference if the tax rate you paid was lower than the Minnesota rate.
In my case, I made sure to document the price of each item that came with my airplane (floats, skis, seaplane prop) as those components are tax-exempt in Minnesota. By itemizing them in my documentation I was able to show that the airplane itself was lesser in price (opposed to the whole package) and reduced my tax liability that way.
There is a provision for vintage/antique registration that my Cub is eligible for. It’s a one-time fee, $25 I think.
Parts, modifications, maintenance are tax-exempt in Minnesota since 2013.
Aircraft dealers in Minnesota do submit a form to MNDoT with each aircraft sale, but it is the responsibility of the purchaser to register the aircraft and pay any sales tax. Some buyers may not need to pay tax depending upon where the aircraft seller is based and where the buyer is based, dependent upon your state having a flyaway provision.
Taxes are almost as fun as that time I paid my university all of my summer income back for ‘internship credits.’
—Amy
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