Rhode Island repeals Av taxes
A coalition of general aviation interests was successful in getting aircraft sales and use taxes repealed in Rhode Island when Gov.

A coalition of general aviation interests was successful in getting aircraft sales and use taxes repealed in Rhode Island when Gov. Donald Carcieri signed legislation that exempts the sale, storage, use or other consumption of new or used aircraft and aircraft parts from taxation. Labor charges continue to be exempt where they are separately stated by the seller.

The tax-repeal legislation, effective January 1, became a priority in Rhode Island as a result of a series of ambiguous legal rulings that allowed the aircraft sales and use tax to be applied to non-resident companies. Neighboring states Connecticut and Massachusetts also exempt aircraft from sales and use taxes.