Although frequently described as a sales tax, the Arizona deal benefit tax (TPT) is really a tax on a supplier for the advantage of doing business in the state. Various organization activities are subject to transaction opportunity tax and must be accredited.
If an organization is offering an item or taking part in a service topic to TPT, a license from the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) would likely be needed as well as a deal advantage tax or business/occupational license from the city or cities in which business is based and/or runs.
ADOR gathers the tax for the counties and cities; however, tax rates differ depending on the kind of business activity, the city and the county.
Please note that businesses with numerous places or service lines can opt to accredit and report for each area independently or have a combined license (and report aggregate sales). The cost for each license per location is $12.
Obtain a TPT License
Glossary of Terms
TPT and Use Tax:
Individuals are subject to utilize tax when a merchant does not collect tax for concrete individual residential or commercial property used, stored or consumed.
Those individuals and services subject to use tax include the following:
- An out-of-state retailer or energy service making sales of tangible personal residential or commercial property to Arizona purchasers.
- Arizona locals who purchase items using a resale certificate, and the products are used, stored or consumed in Arizona contrary to the purpose specified on the certificate.
- Arizona homeowners who buy products in which another state's sale tax or other excise tax was imposed and the rate of that tax is less than Arizona's use tax rate.
See our Reporting Guide for convenient access to TPT-related guidance and resources.
See the TPT Estimated Payment page for details and how to make payments.
What's New with TPT?
New Age Rule for TPT License
Effective September 14, 2024, persons under the age of 19 may run an organization without a deal opportunity tax (TPT) license if that business does not generate more than $10,000 in gross income in a fiscal year. See Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 42-5045.
Additionally, persons under the age of nineteen and who run a service occasionally, are not needed to have any kind of license or permit for organization for city and county functions. Please reach out straight to the appropriate city or county with business license or permit concerns.
If an individual under the age of nineteen is currently operating an organization with a TPT license (with an adult consisted of on the license) and business does not create more than $10,000 in gross sales each year, then the license might be cancelled with the reliable durations beginning October 1, 2024. Please make sure that returns are submitted based on the filing frequency appointed at the time of registration. If a filing is missed or a last return is not submitted prior to cancellation of the TPT license, then charges and interest might accumulate. See directions on how to cancel a TPT license.
Residential Rental Tax Changes
Starting January 1, 2025, domestic rental residential or commercial property owners should no longer collect and remit any city deal benefit tax (TPT) on the income stemmed from long-term accommodations stays of thirty days or more to ADOR. (Laws 2023, Chapter 204 and A.R.S. § 42-6004 (H)).
This applies to licensees that are signed up and have actually filed utilizing service code 045 indicating that license is participated in the organization classification of property leasing. Residential leasing is the leasing of genuine residential or commercial property for a duration of 30 or more successive days for residential (i.e. noncommercial) functions only.
Currently, there is no state or county tax troubled residential rentals, and the approaching modification to the tax law will remove the city TPT. While there will no longer be a city TPT obligation beginning January 1, 2025, you need to still sign up the residential or commercial property with the county assessor to abide by property owner tenant laws and other compliance requirements from government entities. Owners can still submit for prior durations online even if the license has been canceled or the area has actually been closed.
For tax durations before January 1, 2025:
- You must still abide by filing and payment requirements, and
- These durations stay based on investigate as permitted by statute.
Please note: Hotel, motel, or other short-term lodging businesses that reserve stays for less than 30 days should still gather and remit TPT under the transient accommodations or hotel classification.
What Should I Do?
Please continue to gather, submit, and pay residential rental TPT for periods through December 31, 2024, filed in January 2025. For periods starting January 1, 2025 and thereafter, it is no longer required to collect, submit, and pay property rental TPT.
No additional action or steps need to be required to cancel the license. Know that cancelation of the license will not excuse you from any liabilities associated with durations before January 1, 2025. If liabilities are overdue, enforcement actions may be taken versus you. Visit to AZTaxes.gov to solve any outstanding liabilities or missing out on returns for the license.
Tax Rate Change
For tax rate modifications, please check out Model City Tax Code's Rate and Code Updates and TPT Newsletters.
Arizona Business One Stop is an online portal that provides a single online location with personalized tools to plan, begin, grow, move and close services in Arizona. It is a safe digital experience that does not need in-person interaction.
Arizona-based companies must go to Business One Stop (B1S) if forming their company for the very first time. Please note: New Business One Stop TPT licenses submissions will direct you to pay at AZTaxes.gov. TPT filings, payments, and renewals are only readily available at AZTaxes.gov at this time.
Businesses needing updated information on tax can access ADOR's regular monthly newsletter, TPT Tax Rate Table and Model City Tax Code changes here by clicking the appropriate month and year. For older details, please visit our archives.
Businesses can also register for ADOR's TPT newsletter and get updates through email or text notifies. They can receive notices regarding TPT due dates, city tax rate modifications, license renewals and new functions on AZTaxes.gov.