South Tucson

South Tucson Transaction Privilege Tax Rates

City/Town Name: South Tucson                       City Code: ST  Business Code Tax Rate
Advertising 018 5.50%
Amusements 012 5.50%
Contracting-Prime 015 5.50%
Contracting-Speculative Builders 016 5.50%
Contracting-Owner Builder 037 5.50%
Job Printing 010 5.50%
Manufactured Buildings 027 5.50%
Timbering and Other Extraction 020 2.50%
Severance-Metal Mining 019 0.10%
Publication 009 5.50%
Hotels 044 3.50%
Hotel/Motel (Additional Tax) 144 2.00%
Residential Rental, Leasing & Licensing for Use 045 2.50%
Commercial Rental, Leasing & Licensing for Use 213 2.50%
Commercial Lease (Additional Tax) 313 4.00%
Rental, Leasing & Licensing for Use of TPP 214 6.50%
Restaurants and Bars 011 5.50%
Retail Sales 017 5.00%
Retail Sales Food for Home Consumption 062 1.50%
MRRA Amount 315 5.00%
Communications  005 5.50%
Transporting 006 5.50%
Utilities 004 5.50%

 

Amendments or Special Provisions

1. Impose an additional 2.00% bed tax which is collected by the city. Effective December 1, 2014 the State will collect for the city and it will be at a rate of 1.50%.

2. Impose a 3.50% rate on restaurants and bars (effective November 1, 1995). Impose an increase of 5.50% rate on restaurants and bars (effective December 1, 2014).

3. Timbering and other extraction will remain at a 2.50% (effective December 1, 2014).

4. Residential Rental, Leasing and licensing for Use of Real Property will remain at a 2.50% (effective December 1, 2014).

5. Commercial Rental, Leasing, and licensing for Use of Real Property will remain at a 2.50% (effective December 1, 2014).

6. Hotel Business Class will remain at 2.50% (effective December 1, 2014).

7. Mining – Metal business class will remain at 0.10% (effective December 1, 2014).

8. Impose a decrease on Food for Home Consumption to 1.50% (effective December 1, 2014).

9. Adopted Appendix IV.

10. Section 14-446 is added as follows: (Effective October 1, 2016)

Sec. 14-446. Additional tax on non-residential rental business activity.

In addition to the taxes levied under Section 14-445, there is hereby levied and shall be collected by the Tax Collector an additional tax in an amount equal to four percent (4.00%) of the gross income from the business activity of any person engaged in rental, leasing or licensing of nonresidential property or property units.

In addition, effective October 1, 2016, the following tax rates will change:

The tax rate for Hotel/Motel (Additional Tax) will increase from one and one half percent (1.50%) to two percent (2.00%).

The tax rate for Hotel will increase from two and one half percent (2.50%) to three and one half percent (3.50%).

The tax rates for Telecommunications Services and Utility Services will increase from four and one half percent (4.50%) to five percent (5.00%).

The tax rate for the following business classifications will increase from four and one half percent (4.50%) to five and one half percent (5.50%):

Business Class  Region Code Business Code
Advertising ST 018
Amusements ST 012
Contracting - Prime ST 015
Contracting - Speculative Builders ST 016
Contracting - Owner Builders ST 037
Job Printing ST 010
Manufactured Buildings ST 027
Publication ST 009
Transporting ST 006

The tax rate for Rental, Leasing, & Licensing for Use of TPP will increase from four and one half percent (4.50%) to six and one half percent (6.50%)

The tax rate for Commercial Lease (Additional Tax) was created and will be at four percent (4.00%).

11. On July 15, 2019, the Mayor and the Council of the City of South Tucson approved Ordinance No. 19-01 to increase the following tax rates: Retail Sales (017) to five percent (5.00%), Communications (005) to five and one-half percent (5.50%) and Utilities (004) to five and one-half percent (5.50%).

This change has an effective date of October 1, 2019.

History of Rate Changes

 5.00% (effective October 1, 2019)

4.50% (effective December 1, 2014);

2.50% (effective November 1, 1995);

2.00% (until October 31, 1995)

 

Contact Name
Finance Director
Contact Number
(520) 792-2424
Resolution Officer
Taxpayer Problem Resolution
Resolution Officer Number
(520) 792-2424
Collection
Department of Revenue
Renewal Fee
$0.00
License Fee
$2.00
Criminal Penalty
Class One
City Address

P.O. Box 7307
South Tucson, AZ 85725
United States

Date Code Effective
July 14,1987
Chapter
9A
Transaction Privilege Tax %
5.00% (effective October 1, 2019)
Use Tax %
None
Model Options