Can a MA resident register a car in NH (that is in NH almost all the time)?

IslandRadio · 03-08-2020, 11:26 AM

Hi - I cannot seem to find an answer to this question.

I am (for now) a MA resident (will be moving permanently to Mirror Lake hopefully soon - like April 2020).

Anyway, I need to get a 2nd car which will be garaged at Mirror Lake (I own a house there). Since the move is actually planned, it does not make sense to register the car in MA, and certainly does not make sense to pay MA sales tax for a car that is going to be kept in NH.

But, for this interim period of time, I *AM* a Mass resident.

Does anyone have any experience with this? I did a lot of searching on the net, and could not find a clear answer.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

03-08-2020, 11:26 AM	#1
IslandRadio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mirror Lake - Full time resident Posts: 398 Thanks: 70 Thanked 156 Times in 61 Posts	Can a MA resident register a car in NH (that is in NH almost all the time)? Hi - I cannot seem to find an answer to this question. I am (for now) a MA resident (will be moving permanently to Mirror Lake hopefully soon - like April 2020). Anyway, I need to get a 2nd car which will be garaged at Mirror Lake (I own a house there). Since the move is actually planned, it does not make sense to register the car in MA, and certainly does not make sense to pay MA sales tax for a car that is going to be kept in NH. But, for this interim period of time, I AM a Mass resident. Does anyone have any experience with this? I did a lot of searching on the net, and could not find a clear answer. Any help will be greatly appreciated!