To apply for the Aircraft of Historical Significance Exemption, a claim form must be filed each year with the assessor of the county where the aircraft is located. The claim form, BOE-260-B, Claim for Exemption from Property Taxes of Aircraft of Historical Significance, is available from the county assessor. The claim must be filed annually with the assessor by 5:00 p.m., February 15, for the preceding January 1 lien date to receive 100 percent of the exemption.
But the reality of the situation is different. The average pretax profit margins for car dealerships was just 2.2% last year, down from 2.3% a year prior, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association 2013 report -- and this year, that pretax profit margin is expected to remain at just 2.2%.
Turns out car dealers don't make that much money when they sell you a new car. Car dealers made an average of $23 for every new car they sold in 2011, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. Dealers are celebrating that $23, because it's a huge swing from 2010 figures, when dealers lost $180 for every car they sold.