ARIZONA TAXES

• Summary of Arizona Taxes
  
• Transaction Privilege (Sales) Tax Info
  
  

ARIZONA PERSONAL INCOME TAX

For couples filing jointly:

• Up to $20,000 income 3%
• 20,000 to $50,000 $600 plus 3.5% over $20,000
• $50,000 to $100,000 $1650 plus 4.2% of income over $50,000
• $100,000 to $300,000 $3,750 plus 5.2% of the amount over $100,000.
• Over $300,000 $14,150 plus 5.6% of the income over $300,000.
• Deductions are fairly liberal. Tax rates have been decreasing in recent years.

Above believed reliable but not guaranteed, but apply to 1996 returns.

SALES TAX - Taxes apply to all retail sales, excluding food and prescription medicines.

• Source: Arizona Department of Revenue 2001
  
• State Tax Information - State Tax Table
  
• Arizona Sales Tax: 5.6%
  
• Maricopa County Sales Tax: 0.7%
  
• City Sales Taxes:
  • Phoenix: 1.8%
  • Scottsdale: 1.4%
  • Tempe: 1.8%
  • Paradise Valley: 1.4
  • Mesa: 1.5%
  • Peoria: 1.5%
  • All the Cities in Arizona Tax Rates in PDF format
    
    

PROPERTY TAX RATE PER $100 ASSESSED VALUATION

Property tax rates vary with school districts. Below are components of the tax rate all residents pay (1995 figures). Source: Arizona Tax Research Foundation.

Note: Property tax in Arizona is based on assessed valuation which is 10 percent of market value for residential property. Average tax rate on homes in Arizona before exemptions and rebates is 1.3% of market value.

• AZ State Tax, $ 0.47
• Community College, 1.11
• Flood, 0.42
• Library, 0.01
• Central AZ Project, 0.14
• County Fire District, 0.01
• County, 1.83
• County Total, $ 3.91
• Elementary School, 6.75
• High School, 5.70
• City, 1.82
• Total, $18.19