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If you are leasing a boat slip, property taxes will usually be included in the monthly lease price. However, there are ways to avoid paying property taxes when living on a boat. For vessels that are always at sea and only briefly stay in ports, you are less likely to be subject to property taxes.

The luxury tax applied to the purchase or lease of vehicles, aircraft and vessels will be the lesser of either 10% of the purchase price, or 20% of the difference between the purchase price and the price threshold of $100,000 for vehicles and aircraft and $250,000 for vessels.

In California, all watercraft (hereafter referred to as "vessels") are assessable as personal property and subject to property taxes.

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, or CDTFA, is now responsible for administering many of the taxes formerly handled by the BOE, including sales and use, fuel and cigarette taxes.

Applying the 2019 tax rate of 1.163% on the assessed value of the vessel will give a conservative estimate of what the tax owed will be. For example, if the assessed value is $25,000 the property taxes on the vessel will be approximately $291.

Your boat will be assessed in the county, city, or district in which it is moored or habitually stored (more than 6 months); you should register your boat at the DMV in that same jurisdiction. You must provide proof of the boat's storage if it is in a different area than which you live.

The California Constitution (Section XIII, Article 1) provides that all tangible property is taxable unless it is otherwise exempted by the Constitution or by the legislature. Household personal property was exempted in the 1950's, but privately-owned boats are still subject to property tax.