Aero & Marine Tax Professionals Helps Company Get Sales Tax Exemption On Purchase of Cessna Turbo 182 Aircraft
SACRAMENTO, CA: Aero & Marine Tax Professionals, (http://www.aeromarinetaxpros.com/), a professional tax firm in Northern California, recently helped a hay farming company obtain a sales tax exemption on the purchase of a Cessna Turbo 182 airplane. The exemption was granted by the California Board of Equalization (BOE).
An executive from the company stated: “We're in the hay business and we used to drive to both Oregon and Nevada. It was too much time spent driving, and we couldn't take commercials to do it. I was taking flying lessons at Wings flight school in Vacaville, CA and a gal that works there recommended that I take one of Aero & Marine Tax Professionals' cards, since I was purchasing a new airplane. I contacted Aero & Marine and we talked about our company’s situation and how to do it. We had to go through the six month test period for the interstate commerce, and that was pretty much it. We handled most of the details through emails and phone calls. I would recommend them to others.”
Tom Alston, founder and owner of Aero & Marine Tax Professionals, stated: “The transaction went very smoothly, and there were no complications with the case. We look forward to working with them again in the future if they need a second plane."
Aero & Marine Tax Professionals shows purchasers specifically how to avoid aircraft tax and vessel tax in California and to make certain the full value of their next aircraft, vehicle or vessel goes into their pocket--not the government's. They have successfully filed hundreds of airplane sales tax returns with the California State Board of Equalization. Mr. Alston has also published many articles on sales and use tax. His blog can be seen at http://aeromarinetaxpros.typepad.com.
An executive from the company stated: “We’re an investment company, we use aircraft to fly the owners to meetings in various parts of the United States. It is much simpler and quicker to use a private aircraft rather than deal with airline schedules we have no control over, lines, flight delays and cancellations. With a private aircraft we can control that our principals can come back as soon as a meeting is over. Much more efficient. The Board of Equalization were requesting tax payments in excess of what were due to them. Aero & Marine Tax Professionals were referred to us by the attorney that was helping us with our property taxes. Our work with them went very smoothly. They requested documents, we provided them. They did a lot of work compiling them and handled all the transactions with the BOE. I would absolutely recommend them to others.”
A representative from the charter company stated: “We started in 1997 with a brand new A36 Bonanza airplane that I purchased with the express intent of starting a charter company. I remember everyone's reaction was ‘You're doing what?’ I no longer have the original aircraft, but I remember picking up a cargo in Calexico, and thinking that I had the best job in world. It just grew from there. I had been receiving fliers from Aero & Marine Tax Professionals for years. When one of our new Beechjet owners bought his aircraft in 2003, and was asking about what he should do about sales tax, I responded that Aero & Marine had been around for a while. He came to them, and his experience was good. Based on his experience, when our situation came up, Aero & Marine were the guys we went to. And since then we’ve recommended them to others and plan to again.”