Safford
Safford | Post Office Box 272 Safford, AZ 85546 | https://www.cityofsafford.us/270/Business-Licensing
Administrative Services Director (928) 348-3100
| Taxpayer Problem Resolution
Transaction Privilege Tax : 2.50% (effective November 01, 2005)
Use Tax: 2.50% (effective November 01, 2005)
License Fee: $2.00
Renewal Fee: $0.00
Criminal Penalty: Class One
Date Code Effective: May 01, 1987
Chapter: 15
Safford Transaction Privilege Tax & Use Tax Rates
| City/town name: safford | city code: sf | business code | tax rate | county: gra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | 018 | 2.50% | ||
| Amusements | 012 | 2.50% | ||
| Contracting-Prime | 015 | 2.50% | ||
| Contracting-Speculative Builders | 016 | 2.50% | ||
| Contracting-Owner Builder | 037 | 2.50% | ||
| Feed at Wholesale | 116 | 2.50% | ||
| Job Printing | 010 | 2.50% | ||
| Manufactured Buildings | 027 | 2.50% | ||
| Timbering and Other Extraction | 020 | 2.50% | ||
| Severance-Metal Mining | 019 | 0.10% | ||
| Publication | 009 | 2.50% | ||
| Hotels | 044 | 2.50% | ||
| Hotel/Motel (Additional Tax) | 144 | 5.00% | ||
| Commercial Rental, Leasing & Licensing for Use | 213 | 2.50% | ||
| Rental Occupancy | 040 | 2.50% | ||
| Rental, Leasing & Licensing for Use of TPP | 214 | 2.50% | ||
| Restaurants and Bars | 011 | 2.50% | ||
| Retail Sales | 017 | 2.50% | ||
| Retail Sales (Single Item over $5,000) | 717 | 1.00% | ||
| Retail Sales Food for Home Consumption | 062 | 2.50% | ||
| MRRA Amount | 315 | 2.50% | ||
| Communications | 005 | 2.50% | ||
| Transporting | 006 | 2.50% | ||
| Utilities | 004 | 2.50% | ||
| Use Tax Purchases | 029 | 2.50% | ||
| Use Tax Purchases (Single Item over $5,000) | 729 | 1.00% | ||
| Use Tax From Inventory | 030 | 2.50% |
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Amendments or Special Provisions
1. Effective November 01, 1993, impose an additional 3.00% bed tax. Effective April 01, 2007, imposed an additioanl 5.00% bed tax.
2. Effective July 01, 1996, have a 1.00% rate on sales of tangible personal property sold at retail exceeding $5,000 per item.
3. Impose a 4.00% rate on construction contracting, effective December 01, 2006. Effective May 01, 2011 decrease rate on construction contracting to the general sales tax rate of 2.50%.
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History of Rate Changes
Transaction Privilege Tax
2.50% (effective November 01, 2005)
2.00% (effective July, 01, 1996)
1.00% (through June 30, 1996)
Use Tax
2.50% (effective November 01, 2005)
2.00% (effective July, 01, 1996)
1.00% (through June 30, 1996)
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