I often wonder why a town couldn't forgo the extra $5 "agent fee" (aka tax) if doing so provided incentive to registering locally to let the town keep the tax part. By imposing the extra fee, the town loses that plus the tax part when boaters just plan ahead and register directly with the state. One could argue that having the town collect the agent fee prevents the town from having an unfair competitive advantage over local businesses, but the state already does that, so why couldn't a town?
|