Does a fisherman have to pay tax on the fish they catch and if yes, how much?

Question

Does a fisherman have to pay tax on the fish they catch and if yes, how much?

Answer 1

No, we support our fishery's management through license fees we pay each year. Commercial fishermen may have to pay taxes after selling their catch.

Answer 2

No. Usually you buy a fishing license in order to go fishing (even if you catch nothing).  Most stores that sell fishing supplies also sell licenses.

Answer 3

no, the fishing lisence you buy is the tax you pay to fish.

Answer 4

Private fisherman usually must pay "taxes" in the form of getting a license, and sometimes tags for certain species of fish.  There is also a tax in some states on certain kinds of fishing equipment.

Commerical fisherman generally also have to pay for more expensive commerical licenses, and they have to pay all the same business and personal income taxes as everyone else in any other business.

Answer 5

no, a fisherman does not have to pay tax on a fish he caught.  He has to buy a license each season (about $20 in NY) and if they fish from pay-to-fish fisheries, the fisheries often charges by the pound at the current market rate for that fish.

Answer 6

I'm assumin' that your talkin' bout' an indiviual sports angler, if ya' are ~ the answer is no. However, each year that they fish, a valid fishing license is required ;) ... < ' ( (( > <

Answer 7

Go to your account at end of year bring all receipts with you deduct repair bills time off etc,,,,drop in his lap and let him figure it all out.The way mine is set up I pay into social sercurity $600 year.Taxes averg 500 to 1200 dollars a year.

Answer 8

If you are referring to commercial fishermen, then the answer is yes plus fees to the authority controlling the waters they fish in. I am sure it varies from place to place.

If you are talking about people who go fishing, not commercially then the answer is you have to buy a fishing license and are limited to how many of each species you can catch and have in your possession each day.

Answer 9

Dont let any politicians hear about taxing fish.  They might jump all over it and then we could have even more problems.

No, no taxes, but plenty of charges from license to stamps to cost of equipment which is taxed.

Answer 10

fishing license,10 bucks, boat registration, 29 bucks. boat sales tax 459 bucks trailer license 62 bucks, truck gas,boat gas 60 bucks. spending the morning on the lake fishing. . . . . .priceless. no tax on the fish.

Answer 11

no, no tax on fish caught.

Answer 12

There's no such thing as a fish tax (at least not for us rod-and-reel type anglers), and it would be a logistical nightmare for the government to try to enforce such a thing. The only "tax", if you can call it that, is the fee you have to pay the state for your fishing license. There aren't nearly enough park rangers around to watch fishermen to keep an eye on how much they catch and make records of it, and if you're going to rely exclusively on people paying their taxes solely out of honesty and the kindness of their hearts, you can be reasonably sure most folks are going to say "nope, didn't catch anything". A law that cannot be enforced, is no law at all.