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Noose Tightens on Montana Loophole

John Draneas

Registering your collector car in a Montana LLC to avoid state sales tax was all fun and games — until now, that is. California is on a mission to stamp out the “Montana Loophole.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a press release on March 6, 2026, announcing that his office had just filed a…

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John Draneas
John practices law in the Portland, OR, suburb of Lake Oswego, where he focuses on tax and estate planning, business organizations and transactions, and representation of collector-car owners. He is a past president of the Oregon region of the Porsche Club of America and served as the chairman of the PCA’s 2006 parade. An avid racer, he is a regular competitor in the SCCA Spec Racer Ford class. He is also a founding board member and past President of the non-profit Friends of PIR. His collection includes two Porsches, a Ferrari, an Alfa, a Lotus, a BMW daily driver, a John Deere tractor — and one increasingly famous Jaguar E-type. Learn more about John here.

One response to “Noose Tightens on Montana Loophole”

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    Ted Barber

    I am curious as to your thoughts regarding the proposed legislation in the Minnesota state legislature that would effectively ban cars, registered as collectible automobiles, from the highways except during daylight hours on the weekend. What does that portend for the rest of us?

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