The New England Center for Investigative Reporting, a non-profit, university-based investigative reporting center that focuses on local and regional issues, recently analyzed Massachusetts boat registration and tax records and found that, because of what they called the state’s outdated boat excise tax system, the system is costing cities and towns millions in potential revenue at a time when communities are struggling to fund critical programs.
To access this report, which was published by a number of newspapers in the region, please visit:
NECIR: A Sinking System: Tracking and Taxing Bay State Boat Owners (23 Jul 11)
Related media reports:
US lacks national boating database (Sun Chronicle)
MA: For local towns, it's simply not worth the time (Sun Chronicle)
Background information:
New England Center for Investigative Reporting
Harwich Harbormaster: How to interpret excise tax law Massachusetts
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