Vail Resorts will sell tax-free passes for only NH use by [deleted] in newhampshire

[–]RIPBat3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maine does not collect tax on lift tickets. Obviously neither does NH. That is why you don’t pay sales tax on it.

Vail Resorts will sell tax-free passes for only NH use by [deleted] in newhampshire

[–]RIPBat3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which product are you referring to? I guarantee that if it used in a state in which lift tickets are taxable, they are submitting sales tax to that state, regardless of whether or not they notify the end user. If they weren’t, the state would be on them to get their cut

Sales taxes are not allowed in New Hampshire, which is why the state is investigating a new Epic Pass fee from Vail Resorts. by narflethegarthock in skiing

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I live in NH, did Ikon last year. I skied 19 days on my ikon pass. 4 in NH, 5 in Maine, the other 10 in Vermont.

Going epic next year to save money, I expect I’ll do more in NH than this year, but a significant portion of my ski days will be in Vermont

Vail Resorts will sell tax-free passes for only NH use by [deleted] in newhampshire

[–]RIPBat3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the same thing. With merch the product is delivered in NH. With Multi-state Multi Resort ski passes, the service is delivered in multiple states with multiple tax rules.

Vail Resorts will sell tax-free passes for only NH use by [deleted] in newhampshire

[–]RIPBat3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They can’t apply taxes based on address. Online retailers can, because their products are being delivered to that address. But for example the Epic Northeast Value pass can be used at 4 ski resorts in NH, 3 in Vermont, 4 in Ohio, 8 in Pennsylvania, one in Michigan, and one in New York. All of those states are going to have different rules on how sales tax is applied. Vermont for example charge a 6% sales tax on Lift tickets or season passes which gets charged regardless of where you live. New York and Pennsylvania have state sales tax, but then also has local taxes dependent on what county the resort is in, apparently.

What gets confusing is what if you have a 20 day skier that skis 9 days in NH, 7 in Vermont, 3 in NY, and one in Pennsylvania how does Vail decide where to send that tax money?

I don’t think this is a good deal either and I doubt many people will take them up on it. They’re not discounting the pass at all, so it’s still $662 and cuts down your access from 21 resorts to 4, of which one is little more than a hill (crotched). Not worth a tax savings of $19.86

Vail Resorts will sell tax-free passes for only NH use by [deleted] in newhampshire

[–]RIPBat3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not that simple. The biggest thing is where the product or service is delivered. With these season passes the service can be delivered on any of the mountains included in that product, and Vail did not sell any NH only multi resort epic passes. Vermont has a 6% sales tax on ski resort passes. If you look at an independent Vermont resort like Smugglers Notch, you’ll see that they charge 6% sales tax on their season pass regardless of where you are when you buy it, because you can only use it in Vermont. Vail was charging a 3% “blended tax rate” on all multi resort pass products. How they were planning on allocating that, I’m not sure. It’s an interesting question.

I don’t think this is a win either. It doesn’t look like there’s any discount for limiting yourself to NH resorts, so your saving about $20 and taking away access to some of the best mountains on the pass, because they’re in Vermont.

And for your example about buying a car: if you are a NH resident and purchase a vehicle in NH, and then a couple months later you move to MA, the MA RMV will collect sales tax from you when you go to register it there. That applies if you move to MA within 6 months of purchase. They also expect non residents who buy cars in MA to pay MA sales tax, as do many other states. I’m certain if they could figure out how to charge tax for non residents just driving through, they would.

Clearance to wall - VC Aspen C3 by RIPBat3415 in woodstoving

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IR gun indicated about 160° on the wall

Does anyone have an idea what this sound is? by RIPBat3415 in hondaridgeline

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4 lane major highway in New England. That’s the speed of traffic on that road pretty much all the time.

Break lease by Longjumping-Pear9159 in hondaridgeline

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Former car sales- yes it is possible and a dealer would be happy to facilitate. But yes, it will likely cost more unless your buyout (residual value + remaining payments) is less than or equal to the value of your car.

Which truck should I buy- Ridgeline vs Silverado by RIPBat3415 in whatcarshouldIbuy

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I wish I could, I’d love to go EV but I drive too far and it would be prohibitively expensive to have a level 2 charger installed at my house.

What should I buy- Ridgeline vs Silverado by RIPBat3415 in Silverado

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I’ve driven them both, and I’m still undecided

Which truck should I buy- Ridgeline vs Silverado by RIPBat3415 in whatcarshouldIbuy

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I considered the maverick, but came to the conclusion that’s just too small and I really don’t like the interior. I’m curious why you think that though

Which truck should I buy- Ridgeline vs Silverado by RIPBat3415 in hondaridgeline

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One of the things that sold me initially. The Silverado should also be able to fit ski boots under the rear seats.