Pursuant to TPR 19-1, this penalty abatement procedure applies to all property management companies (PMCs) that filed transaction privilege tax (TPT) returns on behalf of property owners for taxable periods starting January 1, 2018 (filed in February 2018) to June 30, 2019 (filed in July 2019) (Applicable Tax Period).

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Residential rental property owners and property management companies (PMCs) with questions about transaction privilege tax (TPT) filing and paying in Arizona can turn to dedicated resources through the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR).

ADOR’s dedicated hotline of (602) 716-RENT (7368) and dedicated email addresses for residential rental property owners and property management companies are available to assist with any questions regarding TPT.

Taxpayers can file now and schedule payments up until the deadline.

The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) reminds transaction privilege tax filers that returns are due.

Avoid the worry and hassle of mailing your return by using AZTaxes.gov, which is available at night and weekends. Our online filing and paying service is free, fast and easy — allowing payments to be scheduled up until the second to last business day.

To be in compliance with state law, you must file a return by its due date, even if there is no tax due for the filing period.

Department of Revenue issues Transaction Privilege Tax ruling pertaining to property management companies.

TPR 19-1

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019

SUN CITY – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury indicted William Grewell with fraudulent schemes and artifices, failure to pay taxes, and five counts of filing a false tax return for allegedly failing to pay transaction privilege tax, also known as sales tax, on his dealership’s used car sales between 2014 and 2018. 

Arizona Department of Revenue has suite of support programs

The deadline to file tax year 2018 individual income tax returns is April 15 and the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) has a number of support resources in place to assist taxpayers. 

ADOR encourages electronic filing as it is more secure, more efficient and faster than paper returns. Average processing times for refunds from e-filed returns are currently six days compared 12 days for refunds from paper returns.

The Arizona Department of Revenue’s East Valley satellite office has relocated to better serve taxpayers.

ADOR customer service agents are now assisting taxpayers out of the City of Mesa Customer Service Center, 55 N Center Street.

The Arizona Department of Revenue’s East Valley satellite office is relocating to offer customer service enhancements for taxpayers in the region.

Effective Monday, April 8, 2019, ADOR customer agents will be serving taxpayers out of the City of Mesa Customer Service Center, 55 N Center Street.

Hours of operation at the new office will be the following:
7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday*
8 a.m. – noon Friday**

The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) advises taxpayers they should avoid “ghost” tax return preparers. A ghost preparer is paid to prepare a tax return, but does not sign it or include necessary information. The department warns taxpayers to be aware they may be a part of a scam if a preparer won't put their name on the tax return.