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04-08-2014, 11:19 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Fulltiming
Posts: 313
M.O.C. #10012
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Another Reason to Register in South Dakota
Interesting article: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...-south-dakota/
May mean free toll road access too?
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Steve and Diane Pena
SOB Owner
2014 F-350 Dually Diesel
Home is where we park it
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04-08-2014, 01:20 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Not enough for me yet, but it's getting interesting.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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04-08-2014, 08:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,690
M.O.C. #12947
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When we decided to go full time, we did a lot of research on where to have our domicile. Having a mail forwarding service was key. This is copied from the Americas Mailbox site, which is the service we went with, both for mail and to be our legal domicile. So, this speed trap thing is one more advantage :
When we built our office, we had many choices as to where to put it. So, in order to save you money, we put it in the Rapid City area, Pennington County, South Dakota... which has:
1-NO Wheel Tax (unlike other counties...) this saves you an average of $32 to $48 a year!! Those of you who are using another service in South Dakota, ask them if their county has a Wheel Tax. If they do, maybe you should change to one that doesn't. (Think about it... over a 5 year period, you'd pay an average of at least $160. Why pay it if you don't have to? Wouldn't that make it worthwhile to switch over?)
2-NO State Income Tax (This is a no-brainer here folks!)
3-Sales tax on purchase of vehicles is only 3% and that is after deducting your trade in at the dealer!
4-There is NO yearly tax, such as property tax or whatever your current state calls it.
5-NO Safety Inspection
6-NO Smog Inspection
7-an RVer-friendly attitude
8-AND... according to the Insurance Information Institute, ( www.iii.org) South Dakota is almost the very least expensive state for vehicle insurance!! It's ranked the 49th least expensive state in the entire country in which to obtain auto insurance. (Just think of all the money you'll save by joining Americas Mailbox Mail Forwarding just on that one fact alone!)
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Bob & Becky
2012 3402RL
2012 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC 4WD
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04-09-2014, 04:27 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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We have been SD residents since 2002, using Alternative Resources as our base. Traditional work ethics are alive and well there.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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04-09-2014, 07:23 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Livingston
Posts: 1,150
M.O.C. #12333
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We LOVE SD.....Amazing state.....old school work ethic, attitude!
Unemployment is 3.8% and dropping....
and everyone is super friendly!
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Les and Sue Young, 2009 Int 4400 LP, 2020 DRV Mobile Suites [/url] https://ramblingrvrat.blogspot.com/2019/11/freedom-from-grid-rambling-rv-rats.html[/url]
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04-09-2014, 11:33 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Broken Arrow
Posts: 393
M.O.C. #11127
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i agree i grew up there and go back twice a year 1week at christmas and 1 week in the summer camping, i have 2 brothers in Rapid City and a sister in the Spearfish area.
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04-09-2014, 12:09 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: _
Posts: 5,238
M.O.C. #6337
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Any of you had any health insurance issues yet?? Someone I know had to move his residence to Texas as South Dakota was not real friendly, they cancelled his O care health policy, said he had to live there and prove it for something like 9 months?? Not sure if they told him wrong, or what, but, he is now a full timer with Texas residency and insured once again.
That's all I know folks, please don't shoot the messenger - -
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04-09-2014, 05:47 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Redding
Posts: 1,421
M.O.C. #12339
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While many States have great tax incentives, low vehicle registration or no income tax requirements, claiming residency is becoming more difficult. After 9/11 and the Patriot Act you must prove you live in that state and meet each States requirements. Smarter individuals than I, routinely attempt to register their RVs in Oregon to avoid sales tax and registration. Those days are mostly gone. States like California, search 24/7 for tax evaders etc. Oregon for example now makes you get an "Oregon license" and prove residency before registering RVs etc. For kicks I found SD requirements for DL. Something you must only have 1, from your residency state. Just FYI...
http://dps.sd.gov/licensing/driver_l...a_license.aspx
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04-10-2014, 03:29 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Mrs. CountryGuy
Any of you had any health insurance issues yet?? Someone I know had to move his residence to Texas as South Dakota was not real friendly, they cancelled his O care health policy, said he had to live there and prove it for something like 9 months?? Not sure if they told him wrong, or what, but, he is now a full timer with Texas residency and insured once again.
That's all I know folks, please don't shoot the messenger - -
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Guess it depends on your insurer. Medicare/Tricare for Life has not been a problem for us, and have not heard of that problem fron any other SD folks we have run into.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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04-10-2014, 04:01 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Madison
Posts: 1,239
M.O.C. #5906
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For domicile issues it is important to know the laws and requirements from the location you wish to use as well as those of the location you are leaving. For us, becoming South Dakota residents merely required that we provide proof of staying in the state one night, as well as changing over our vehicle registration. Leaving Ohio, we merely keep records of where we stay. If it ever becomes an issue, we would need to prove that we spent at least six months plus one day out of the state to legally say that we no longer are residents of the state.
As for insurance, that is more of an issue with state and federal laws regulating how insurance can be issued. When we left Ohio our Humana Medicare supplement was cancelled because we were no longer residents. All we had to do is reapply for coverage in South Dakota. The coverage is the same and the rates are the same. It really doesn't make sense to have to go through all of that, but what part of government regulations really do make sense?
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04-10-2014, 09:30 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,690
M.O.C. #12947
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Vehicle insurance was the same thing. Have coverage through GS, and when we changed domicile to SD, just had to call them, they cancelled the previous coverage and drew up new plan for us in SD, took maybe 10 minutes on the phone.
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Bob & Becky
2012 3402RL
2012 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC 4WD
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04-10-2014, 02:47 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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I think the plan to not allow DMV to give info to out of state contractors is good.
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