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2008 Business Licenses started being mailed out April 14, 2008.  Please continue to use your current license until you receive your new one. Contact the License Section through email at tax-license@tucsonaz.gov.

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Tax Seminars and Schedule - (21kb)
General information seminars are given by the Tax Audit Section along with a State Representative. The Contracting and Retail seminars will be presented by City staff only. Below are on-line copies of the brochures that are given out at every seminar. For information, please call (520) 791-4681.
17 Step - Business License Process for the City of Tucson, Arizona - (9kb) UPDATED 8/05
This is a questionnaire to assist City of Tucson business license applicants in successfully completing the necessary steps in the business licensing process.
Tucson Code-Privilege and Excise Taxes - (361kb)
You can open a copy of the City of Tucson Tax Code - Chapter 19. If you have any questions concerning the Tax Code, please contact the Revenue Administration Office at (520) 791-4080 or the Tax Audit Section at (520) 791-4681.
Tucson Code-Occupational License Tax - (70kb)
You can open a copy of the City of Tucson Occupational Tax Code - Chapter 19. If you have any questions concerning the Tax Code, please contact the Revenue Administration Office at (520) 791-4080 or the Tax Audit Section at (520) 791-4681.
City of Tucson Code
The entire City Code is available through this link.

A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS TAXES AND LICENSES
City Tax FAQ's-Updated 1/06
Owner Builders & Speculative Builders-Updated 11/06
Prime Contractors-Updated 3/07
Real Property Rental and Leases-Updated 8/05
Sales Tax on Personal Property Rentals-Updated 8/07
Sales Tax on Retail Sales-Updated 8/07
Use Tax-Updated 4/07

 

 

Tax Audit Newsletter
December 2007 (none)
December 2006
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December 2005 (57kb)
December 2004 (56kb)
December 2003 (129kb)
December 2002 (117kb)

Business License Newsletter
December 2007 (none)
December 2006 (52kb)
December 2005 (62kb)
December 2004 (92kb)

Rate Changes for Interest on Delinquent Taxes and Tax Returns
On October 1, 2005, House Bill 2055 went into effect. This bill effects the interest rate that is used to compute interest on delinquent taxes and tax refund requests. On October 1, 2005, the City of Tucson began using the same interest rate as the Arizona Department of Revenue. The interest rate is set every quarter and goes into effect on October 1st, January 1st, April 1st, and July 1st. To check the interest rate, please go to the ADOR Web Site at http://www.azdor.gov/ResearchStats/rates/
tptinterestrates.htm

Changes to Tax Code Relating to Transient Rental (Hotel/Motel) Tax
Effective January 1, 2007, the City of Tucson adopted code changes that affect transient rental businesses and businesses who provide services through hotels. These changes make Tucson’s code similar to the State of Arizona’s code and other Arizona cities’ tax codes. Tucson’s interpretation of the code (where state and city codes are similar) will be following the Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax Ruling TPR 06-1 and the accompanying matrix. Documents pertaining to the changes are below:
Transient Rental (Hotel/Motel) Tax Changes
Tax Code Changes Related to Transient Rental Ordinances 10360 and 10361 
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