"I can say unequivocally that Florida Department of
Revenue has assessed 6% use tax to a NON-FLORIDA resident, visiting
Florida for SIMCOM training shortly after purchase the
aircraft."
Source: Daniel Cheung, a CPA and Member of
Aviation Tax Consultants, LLC, one of the nation's most
experienced and highly regarded aviation tax consulting firms.
Cheung contacted ANN to support our concerns about possible
risks to visiting non-resident aircraft (of less than six month's
ownership) from the FL Use tax issues we have been writing about
for well over a year.