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Arizona transaction privilege tax
Arizona does not have a conventional sales tax. It has transaction privilege tax, levied on the seller, with rates and rules that change city by city. It is the single most common thing out-of-state preparers get wrong for Arizona businesses.
What this covers
Licensing
TPT license registration with the Arizona Department of Revenue, plus the city licenses that apply to where you actually do business.
Recurring filings
Monthly, quarterly or annual TPT returns prepared and filed on your assigned frequency.
Rates and business codes
The right business code and the right combined state, county and city rate applied, which is exactly where errors accumulate.
Multi-city activity
Businesses selling or operating in more than one Arizona city, where rates and rules genuinely differ across a short drive.
Exemptions and deductions
Resale, wholesale and other exemptions claimed correctly, with the documentation to support them if asked.
Notices and back filings
Missed periods brought current and Department of Revenue notices answered.
Who this is for
- Retail, restaurant and hospitality businesses collecting TPT on every sale
- Contractors, where TPT treatment is its own specialized area
- Landlords with residential or commercial rental activity subject to city tax
- Out-of-state businesses selling into Arizona and unsure what they triggered
What to have ready
- Your TPT license number, if you already have one
- Sales by location, and by city where you operate in more than one
- Exemption certificates you have collected
- Any notices received from the Department of Revenue or a city
- A description of what you sell and where you sell it
Do not worry if some of this is missing. Part of the job is telling you exactly what is still needed.
How it works
Confirm what applies
We determine which activities are taxable, which cities you owe, and what business codes apply to you.
Register or correct
Licenses obtained where they are missing, and existing registrations corrected where the codes or cities are wrong.
File on schedule
Returns prepared and filed each period from your sales records, with the deductions you are entitled to.
Keep it current
Rate and rule changes are tracked so the filings stay right as cities adjust.
Other services
Tax preparation
Individual returns, Schedule C and E, S-corps and partnerships. Prepared, reviewed and e-filed by a licensed CPA.
Bookkeeping
Monthly close and clean, reconciled records, so filing season is a formality instead of an excavation.
Payroll
Pay runs, quarterly filings, and year-end W-2s and 1099s, with deposits made on schedule.
IRS notices
A letter arrived and you would rather not read it twice. A CPA can respond and represent you directly.
Let's find out if we're a fit.
Twenty minutes, no charge. Bring last year's return and your questions, and you'll leave knowing what the work involves and roughly what it costs.