Quote Originally Posted by peter View Post
Just got my registration stickers for this year. Inquired about the trailer plate. A trailer tag is an additional $21 per year plus the tax on your trailer which in my case is $1.21

I am not trying to hijack this one but did you notice your boat registration fee doubled. I still had my old paper from 2017. It cost $22 to register my boat in 2017 but $44 in 2018. I an not talking about taxes because that is separate even though you just pay one collection fee. When paying mine this year I enquired about the increase and how the amount is determined. The boat registration fee goes 100% to KDFW and they determine what price is set. Local PVA Property Value Administrator sets the value of the boat and motor and the county sets a tax rate for the boat and motor. Looking at my bill from 2017 and comparing it to 2018 I paid almost $21 total more. I had a $22 increase from KDFW for the registration fee and my boat and motor drop slightly in value and it resulted in about $1 less taxes, hence the reason I noticed my $21 increase in my total bill.