heritage60 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Anyone have pros and cons? Voting,jury duty,rv plates,etc. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfrank Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Alabama has a State Income Tax, which is 5% after deductions. There are some types of income that is excluded, Social Security, Defined Benefit Retirement Income, Military Retirement for example. RV Tags include Ad Valorem (Property) tax as well as the license fees. The amount varies by county. We were domiciled in Chilton County which had low tax on vehicles, and the tag for a 2008 (in 2009) Tiffin Phaeton was hitting $1600 per year. If you are full time, Alabama makes it difficult to get a drivers license, vote, etc. Requires lying about having a S&B address. We relocated our domicile to Texas for this reason. Frank Kay - Co-pilot Roscoe and Maggie - Rescue Beagles "I asked God to send us a True Friend. He sent us a Beagle!" "It's never too late to have a happy childhood!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFchap Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 We moved residency from AL to TX when I retired from military primarily because of the huge ad valorem tax on vehicles annually. Our mh would have been taxed every year at a rate 10 times a stick home of same value. Many states in the SE & Central Atlantic areas have a similar annual vehicle tax. Paul (KE5LXU), former fulltimer, now sometimer... '03 Winnebago Ultimate Advantage 40E '05 Honda Odyssey Escapees, FMCA, WIT, SMART http://www.pjrider.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Let me invite you to read this article on our website about choosing a domicile, which was published in Escapee's Magazine. While it doesn't address Alabama as a domicile state, it does give you many things which need to be considered in that choice. The first thing that I suggest you check on is whether or not you will be allowed to use a mail forwarding service as an address for your driver's license and vehicle registrations. If you can't do that, it pretty much prevents the used of that state as domicile. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edatlanta Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Alabama finally has an online drivers license system. It can only be used once over an 8 year period however. https://www.alabamainteractive.org/dl_renewal/welcome.action Ed KM4STL2006 GMC 2500HD CCSB 4x4 Duramax/Allison, Titan 52 gallon fuel tank, Prodigy Controller, B&W Companion Hitch2010 Jayco Designer 35RLTS, RV Flex Armor Roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I feel for those of you who have to pay anything near $1,600 per year for RV taxes! Move to Texas we are a lot kinder then that. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 There is a reason that SD, FL, and TX are the three most used states for full timers. Rather than spend time reinventing the wheel I would suggest you simply concentrate your research to one of those. All three have excellent mail services and each has ther advantages and disadvantages so check each one out for things like health care, license requirements, registration costs, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfrank Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Alabama finally has an online drivers license system. It can only be used once over an 8 year period however. https://www.alabamainteractive.org/dl_renewal/welcome.action This is a step in the right direction, however it is useless if the state won't give you a drivers license unless you have a S & B address. Alabama won't accept a mail forwarding address for DL, vehicle registration or Voting purposes. Frank Kay - Co-pilot Roscoe and Maggie - Rescue Beagles "I asked God to send us a True Friend. He sent us a Beagle!" "It's never too late to have a happy childhood!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warroland Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 You might also check out Tennessee. We have no state income tax and my tag cost $50 and drivers license can be renewed on-line. Voting needs a non-commercial address. Alabama/Tennessee Campers On Mission 2002 Fleetwood Revolution 38B2006 Honda CR-V, Air Force One, Blue OX tow bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altonymous Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 You might also check out Tennessee. We have no state income tax and my tag cost $50 and drivers license can be renewed on-line. Voting needs a non-commercial address. Any idea how is Tennessee on these categories: - Property Tax? - Registration Renewal? - Vehicle Inspections? - Sales Tax? - Mail Service? - Homeschooling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 As clearly stated above, why try to reinvent the wheel, TX, SD and FL are the best for most people. Try one of those states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heritage60 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Selah,whj As clearly stated here,I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel!I started this thread to see what people's experience had been with Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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