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Feb 27, 2015
9:33:44am

russkiejedi

That's not a tax scam. You get a tax break on your primary residence, while your

second (and other) homes are taxed as investments. It's not a Utah thing, it's the same way here in South Carolina.

The counties where people have their vacation homes have to provide services year round, not just when you happen to be there. And can you imagine how much more complex our tax code would be if everyone was taxed only on services they're using - only when you have kids in primary school, only if you have a car and drivers license, etc.?

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Biggest tax scam in Utah

Jersey hunter

2/27/15 8:52am

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supertux

2/27/15 8:53am

"Whatever happened to no taxation without representation?"

concolor couguar

2/27/15 9:02am

I deal with this with my beach house in San Diego and my ski lodge in Park City.

Blueto

2/27/15 9:13am

Then sell your second home. Problem solved.

bulletproof

2/27/15 9:13am

I wouldn't call it a scam, just part of the progressive tax system.

Cosmodiar

2/27/15 9:14am

Exactly. Although one could argue that

Y Mountain

2/27/15 9:17am

We have all sorts of tax laws that attempt to direct a favorable life style,

Finngirl

2/27/15 9:17am

Tax laws do not favor marriage. My LGBT tax clients learned that the hard way.

JAGA97

2/27/15 9:28am

This is how many wealthy individuals with cabins in Wasatch County lower their

concolor couguar

2/27/15 9:18am

The tax code is so stupid. This is so stupid.

SandYFan

2/27/15 9:21am

Unintended consequences

concolor couguar

2/27/15 9:28am

It shouldn't be the primary source

wapiti

2/27/15 9:41am

The tough part is establishing what is evidence of being legit

concolor couguar

2/27/15 9:44am

The price of being richer than 99% of all men to ever live. 1st world problems.

JAGA97

2/27/15 9:21am

Thanks, Jersey!

ColoSpgs

2/27/15 9:24am

Here's a bigger one

bluebloodedcoug

2/27/15 9:28am

I would just move to NV (only if it was Mesquite or Las Vegas though)

2/27/15 9:31am

Wants to keep the house in Utah so that he can come back to it when he retires

bluebloodedcoug

2/27/15 9:36am

Don't claim the child in Utah on his taxes. File married separate if his wife is

JAGA97

2/27/15 9:41am

He hasn't claimed any of his children as dependents on his taxes for a decade

bluebloodedcoug

2/27/15 9:43am

Does your dad have a Utah Drivers License?

JAGA97

2/27/15 9:50am

No, and no registered vehicles in Utah

bluebloodedcoug

2/27/15 9:53am

He should just file as a Nevada resident and pay 2nd home taxes on the Utah home

JAGA97

2/27/15 10:06am

He can claim a child on a mission if they are in the US, Canada or Mexico.

JAGA97

2/27/15 9:53am

That's not a tax scam. You get a tax break on your primary residence, while your

russkiejedi

2/27/15 9:33am

2/3 of tax goes to schools my kids don't attend

Jersey hunter

2/27/15 10:44am

I would imagine most of the taxes you pay dont directly benefit you

concolor couguar

2/27/15 10:52am

Got it. How do you think your childless neighbors feel?

russkiejedi

2/27/15 2:57pm

You aren't contributing to the local economy, paying local sales taxes, etc

wapiti

2/27/15 9:39am

He also isn't using local infrastructure, roads, emergency service, etc

workindev

2/27/15 9:44am

He does use those roads and services when he is in the county

concolor couguar

2/27/15 9:46am

Sure, so he should pay a prorated tax for how much he uses them

workindev

2/27/15 9:54am

So you want him to prove how often he was not using the cabin?

concolor couguar

2/27/15 10:06am

If he rents it out, his renters are .

Finngirl

2/27/15 3:09pm

I feel terrible for you.

Real Men Wear Blue

2/27/15 9:47am

That's nothing compared to the taxes Bermuda charges me to register my yacht

2/27/15 9:50am

Actually, it's a lowered rate for primary, normal for non-primary.

2/27/15 9:51am

Try to live in PA.. Real Estate Taxes here can be automatically raised every yea

jota

2/27/15 2:09pm

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