Transaction privilege use and severance tax return 2025

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The document outlines the Transaction Privilege, Use, and Severance Tax Return (TPT-1) for Arizona, detailing the due date for submission, taxpayer information requirements, transaction details, tax computation steps, and deduction codes. It serves as a guide for taxpayers to report their taxable transactions accurately and comply with state tax regulations.

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Click ‘Get Form’ to open the transaction privilege use and severance tax return (TPT-1) in the editor.
Begin by entering your State License Number and Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN or SSN) at the top of the form. Specify the reporting period by filling in the 'Period Beginning' and 'Period Ending' dates.
In Section I, provide your business name, address, and indicate if this is an amended, multipage, or one-time only return. Ensure all information is accurate to avoid delays.
Move to Section II for transaction details. Fill in each line with your business description, region business code, gross amount, deduction amount, net taxable amount, tax rate, and total tax amount. If more lines are needed, attach continuation pages.
Complete Section III for tax computation. Follow the instructions carefully to calculate total deductions and tax liability accurately. Ensure you subtract any accounting credits from your total tax due.
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Who pays Arizona transaction privilege tax?

Therefore, it is ultimately the vendor, not the customer, who is liable to ADOR for TPT associated with taxable sales made in Arizona. Although not required to do so, vendors generally choose to pass this tax to the customer, so we generally tend to think of TPT as a sales tax.

What is the penalty for filing TPT taxes late in Arizona?

How are fees assessed for TPT on an AZTaxes account? A late filed return is assessed a late filing penalty of 4.5% (four and one-half percent) of the tax required to be shown on the return for each month or a fraction of a month the return is late.

Who needs to file a TPT in Arizona?

Businesses having a presence in or a nexus connection with Arizona are required to be licensed, and if engaging in taxable sales, are required to remit applicable TPT to the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR).

What is the difference between TPT and use tax in Arizona?

The state use tax rate is the same as the state transaction privilege tax (TPT) rate (sometimes referred to as sales tax), currently at 5.6 percent. In addition to state use tax, cities also assess use tax through TPT.

What is Arizona transaction privilege and use tax?

Although commonly referred to as a sales tax, the Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) is actually a tax on a vendor for the privilege of doing business in the state. Various business activities are subject to transaction privilege tax and must be licensed.

What is a privilege tax return?

Privilege taxes are imposed on businesses for the right to conduct business in a given state. Privilege taxes are usually based on the gross receipts or net worth of a business, but some are levied as a flat fee.

How much is the transaction privilege tax in Arizona?

Arizona originally adopted TPT in 1933 when the rate for selling tangible personal property at retail was 2 percent. That rate is currently 5.6 percent. On top of the state TPT, there may be one or more local TPTs, as well as one or more special district taxes, each of which can range between 0 percent and 5.6 percent.

Transaction privilege use and severance tax return 2025

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