Montanna LLC

[George Lowry]

We have a Montana Corporation and can speak from personal experience.
First, notice that it is a corporation! That means it is a legal entity
just like any person. The corporation is a legal resident of the state
where it incorporated and can do any business, etc. that is allowed in
that state. There are many companies that are incorporated in various
states and they own vehicles that are driven throughout the country.
For example, many of the large corporations are incorporated in
Delaware, a state that has very little or no corporate taxes. General
Motors is one of those companies.

You can be certain that many of the vehicles you pass on the road are
owned by a company and registered in one state and driven by a driver
licensed in another state. Of course it is legal. CA is one of the most
aggressive states in going after people that are trying to evade their
exhorbinent taxes. I have been stopped - because I had a vehicle (MH)
licensed out of state and a toad licensed in CA - Incurred no problem.
I do recommend having both vehicles owned by the corporation, therefore
the same plates on both. Leads to less questions.

I also recommend that, when you form your LLC, use a fictitious name.
Some people use their own name, while legal, can give officious
bureaucrats something to hassle you about. Remember that you can own a
corporation in any state you want and that corporation can do any
business it wants as long as it is legal in the state in which
incorporated. There are other states where this can be done such as NV.
MT just happens to be the easiest and cheapest at this time.

Check out <http://www.rvtax.com>. I have discussed this with attorneys in both
MT and other states and the opinion is that it is completely legal.
Just keep a low profile. Bureaucrats have learned to use threats and
intimidation but seldom do they go to the courts unless they know they
will win.

George Lowry
'06 Alpine Apex - Formerly '95 WBDA 4203
Spearfish, SD enjoying the wx in Palm Springs

P.S. Talk to Dan West. He owns a shop at the airport in St. George.
Don't have his address at my fingertips but he should be easy to find.
He has an older bus conversion. You might find out how he got around
those high taxes.

George

David A. Scott wrote:

>Is this strictly legal? I've heard there can be issues if you are stopped
>in an RV which is registered in one state and your drivers license is from a
>different state.
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>I had Benett Law form an LLC and registered my bus in Montana, toad
>too. It was very fast, had my plates and registrations in less than
>a week. The wohle thing cost around $1200. Every year after the
>total cost is less than $200 per year, can't remember exactly.
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>If you talk to John Bennett tell him James says hello.
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>-James
>78FC33SB
>LasVegas NV
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