I recommend trying to contact the Department of Taxes to get a email from a sales tax examiner stating that for VT’s purposes the SC IMF is counted as sales tax paid in another jurisdiction. The DMV registers the car, the Dept of Tax is responsible for administration of state taxes. I would assume they would be more knowledgeable about sales tax credits.

If your vehicle was registered for 3 or more years in that state, it shouldn’t matter assuming you can prove that it has been registered in another state for 3 years or more by providing a copy of the out of state title (with a date to back up your claim), 3 years worth of registrations, or a letter from SC’s DMV: https://dmv.vermont.gov/tax-title/vehicle-taxation/exemptions

Best of luck!

Some states you can do that - although you technically have to sell it to your spouse before you enter the state or you would incur a use tax liability.

In VT the tax is based on either the purchase price or the NADA clean trade - whichever is greater: https://dmv.vermont.gov/tax-title/vehicle-taxation

What you are seeing is in fact first hand evidence that in 2021 VT secretly seceded from the US and joined the Netherlands. I’m wondering how long until everyone else notices…

You can also watch the State Vtrans job boards. My grandfather retired from the AOT plowing roads after many years and he got a lot of fulfillment from his service to the State. Hats off to you and all the other plow drivers out there - lot of late nights, early mornings, and important work.

There are currently sign on and retention bonuses: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/aot-recruitment

Maine and VT are two states without billboards in the continental US. I recommend checking upstate Maine out as well.

There are also jobs available - you just have to search on the town websites. Generally in VT, salaries don’t often align with the cost of living - just a fair warning. Here’s an example from Lyndon: https://www.lyndonvt.org/job-opportunities

It’s not really a pressing issue that anyone is begging for other than a relatively small handful of people and betting companies - even then, VT isn’t a big enough market for companies like FanDuel to focus on a legislative push.

If people want to make online sports bets or daily fantasy, there are still ways to do it and it seems fine as it is for now.

The commercials have made me agree to never touch one of those apps.

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/introduced/2024

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Vermont

Also consider that the average property tax in VT is just over 4k. Income tax 3.35%-8.75%.

Sources: https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/property-taxes-by-state

https://taxfoundation.org/state/vermont/

Also NH has coastline and a sea port.

Most of NH’s population is in southern NH. Proximity to Boston.

I do find this odd. Maybe submit your situation to the office of the state auditor so someone at an oversight level will look into it sooner rather than later.

https://auditor.vermont.gov/about-state-auditors-office

All those jobs created from identifying and fixing ChatGPT’s mistakes

Nope they’ve got a Dunkin. They’re the only state capitol without a McDonalds - but there’s one right on the other side of city lines.

Vermonter, moved to Maine. Ranked choice voting is pretty sweet. I don’t feel bad about putting a third party if I like their position as my first choice and my “popular” choice that I like best as a second or third option. It virtually eliminates the need for run-off elections, which generally have lower participation, cost money, demand for volunteers to work polling booths again, etc. I don’t feel pressure to not “waste” my vote in voting for a third party that maybe more aligns with my opinions than one of the major parties. You always have the option to put one candidate’s name on the ballot and nobody else’s. In my experience, it admittedly can be more confusing the first time and for some of the elderly population.

I don’t think it will immediately result in more third parties in office, but over time third parties will have greater ability to fundraise and gain attention. I’m just so sick of the us vs them mentality that the two party system and our 24/7 breaking news media has helped create. It would be super cool if more states did this and the discussion started shifting more to ideas, strategies, and competence rather than buzzwords, name calling, wild hypothesis to fill time, and conspiracy theories.

I think there would be a lot of opposition to this from people who don’t understand it or have been maybe misinformed and people who enjoy and/or benefit from the two party system. Successful adoption would mean listening, engaging, and implementing the system in a way that is fair and transparent that all people can understand.

Stowe? I’ll never understand people’s fascination with Stowe even when they see all the shenanigans with it. Just go to Jay Peak. It’ll save you an hour in parking, $70 in lift ticket fees, probably better snow, and the only cost is having to deal with Canadians. Heck you can even get a pass for the water park and end your day with a couple beers and a hot tub still cheaper than a Stowe lift ticket.

Nothing like a little swamp hockey

The frying and battering process takes out a lot of the benefit of having fresh local oysters rather than a jar of oysters. There isn’t much of a reason that I can see to spend that much extra money when you’re not getting a benefit for it.

Some people might find it worth while, but to me it is similar to putting ketchup on a very high quality steak - sure, some enjoy it and have the money to burn, but what benefit do you get out of battering and frying fresh oysters vs oysters in a jar?

There are several brands of oysters in jars that maintain quality well above canned oysters for much less than fresh oysters. I’m a firm believer in fresh oysters raw or with a bit of smoke, jar for frying, and canned as a last resort if you’re going to make some sort of stew or baked dish. That’s just where my checkbook and taste buds meet though.

Why would you ever fry fresh local oysters?

That’s like putting ketchup on Wagyu - it’s your money to burn, but feels like a waste to me.

Bird flu. Also Hannaford is owned by a global conglomerate and is not your local grocery store anymore.

What timeframe are you looking at? Somewhere in the next 2-5 years or 5-10?

I’m joking, but you’re either going to have to wait for the right builder or choose a builder that has some availability. I’d start sending feelers out shotgun style yesterday.

I’m from VT and moved to Maine during the pandemic (I know I know). VT and ME to me share a lot of common traits. Maine just feels like a bigger version of VT with ocean front property. Burlington area = smaller version of Portland Montpelier = smaller version of Augusta Manchester = smaller version of Freeport

VT is conservative once you get out of the cities and a few liberal towns scattered about. Just like Maine, you’ll be viewed as an outsider but most people will be polite and help you if you ask and reciprocate.

VT cost of living is about the same as ME when you compare apples to apples. Taxes are generally higher in VT than most of Maine and all of NH. Job options are somewhat limited in VT - if you work in the tourism industry or retail there are plenty of jobs but don’t expect great pay. VT like Maine is losing more people than there are coming in and has an aging population. One of the key benefits of living in VT is that you are generally less than an hour away from a decent ski mountain pretty much everywhere in the state and there’s some quality fishing throughout the state.

Housing is just as tight as it is here in Maine and if you’re moving to Burlington area, the windchill coming off the lake can blow. Since we’ve moved the temperature isn’t that much different, but going back to visit family that wind can make things chilly.

If you have any questions about VT or a particular part of VT, I’d be happy to answer - I can’t speak to NH.

Well the meals and rooms tax is a sales tax imposed on the end user. The Airbnb is collecting tax from the customer and remitting it to the state. It doesn’t affect the Airbnb owner’s wallet.

What I believe the person posting means is that the property owners themselves should incur more tax to make purchasing a house for use as a short-term rental less profitable and therefore less desirable.

What that fails to take into consideration is that even if the owners had to increase price to maintain a profit margin, the demand would likely still be there - meaning people would still pay more money to rent an Airbnb in Vermont.

I think the only true answer is to increase housing supply. Then there’s the whole issue of how to actually increase housing supply in VT, but that’s a whole different conversation.

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You can work for the state. There are a number of positions around this salary depending on your education and experience. Nursing, dept of corrections, tax examiner, marine patrol officer, lawyer, environmental specialist, HR generalist, CPS caseworker etc.

It would help if you provided some information about your education and experience so that people could recommend positions that you might actually be qualified for.

https://www.maine.gov/bhr/state-jobs