Sail Tax?

[anubis]

Hi
Anyone any news on this government proposal?
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[KREW2]

Not too sure but..
I believe the proposals were announced early April
Make of it what you will.

 

[anubis]

Well, I think...the talk was of tax being calculated on sail area. Not to include spinnakers and storm jibs. So..that's a diesel tax and a sail tax for us. I don't now how this can be enforced.
Crazy....

 

[KREW2]

Crazy indeed /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
I'm in the process of having 8 inches taken off the foot of my main, and 2 feet off the leach of my genoa.

 

[webcraft]

I've heard that the bill is being amended - something about the addition of a reefing clause and the increase in mean wind speeds due to global warming. At least two major sailmakers are now gearing up to produce smaller sails as a result of this lunacy.

- Nick

 

[l'escargot]

I believe if you have a clear panel put in, this area is exempt from tax as it is a safety feature. I can see someone coming up with a totally transparent sail.

 

[FullCircle]

Marvellous idea, perhaps this will reduce the number of MABs cluttering up the place.

 

[Tisme]

No need to do that. Just get one of those new 150% overlap storm jibs.

 

[stevebrassett]

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I believe if you have a clear panel put in, this area is exempt from tax as it is a safety feature. I can see someone coming up with a totally transparent sail.

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That won't work, as they will just reintroduce the window tax.

 

[kengill]

If you apply the rule of section four paragraph 2 (e) subsection (iv) part 2 one only has to remove 452mm from the leech as long as you have substituted a transparent optically flat panel of minimum 92.5% area of the sail two thirds of the way up the luff. The advantage of this rule is that one can cross apply the net carbon reduction to your personal car - NB this does not apply to company cars - they have to use Section three para 1. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

There again this could all become dated.

 

[Tisme]

I'm surprised that nobody seems to have picked up on the reporting procedures that we will be required to implement. Every time a sail is raised, a reef is put in or shaken out, we will have to report it the the Coastguard who will log it. The Taxman will then assess how much we owe.
There won't be space left on the air waves for us to carry out radio checks. I don't know how we will cope.

 

[Porthandbuoy]

Aren't boats over 40 years old and fitted out with cotton sails exempt?

 

[simonfraser]

no, cotton sails need loads of water to grow the cotton, those are definately taxed.

however carbon sails are exempt as they lock in the carbon and it is not released into the atmosphere.

 

[bowman]

Hi all

Don't want to spoil your fun, but... http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20060220164337ymnews.html have you seen this?

 

[Channel Ribs]

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Hi all

Don't want to spoil your fun, but...

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Ah, tis but a cover story cooked up by the Chancellor's office; yet another of their stealth taxes has been spotted and they are in damage limitation mode!

 

[Bilgediver]

Gordon Brown deferred it for 12 months /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[JasB]

If I don't pay my tax, who confiscates my sails? is it the coastguard? I think there is an exemption if you re-register your yot as a Liberian vessel.

 

[MarkJohnson12345]

I just would not like to them ideas.......

 

[LeonF]

Spoilsport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was enjoying this immensely ....mind you have heard that what started as a joke is now being considered seriously by the taxers.

 

[the_wanderer]

Bloody Hell! they will be taxing the wind next!

My Thursday curry night could bankrupt me!

Are there any good accountants out there?


Regards.

Alan.