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Position Papers

2025 ATRA Legislative Program
ATRA Good Bill/Bad Bill List
ATRA OPPOSES HB2457 - Taxpayers don't get to say no?
ATRA OPPOSES HB2457 - Bypasses Longstanding Property Owner Approval for Fire District Creation
ATRA OPPOSES HB2704 - Tax Increment Financing for Chase Field
ATRA SUPPORTS HB2118 - Clarifies TPT Sourcing for Businesses Located in this State
ATRA SUPPORTS HB2119 - Model City Tax Code Notifications
ATRA SUPPORTS HB2119 - Model City Tax Code Notifications, As Amended in Senate Finance
ATRA SUPPORTS HB2515 - Improves Transparency in Bond & Override Elections
ATRA SUPPORTS SB1050 - GPLET Reform
ATRA SUPPORTS SB1050 - GPLET Reform, as amended in the Senate
ATRA SUPPORTS SB1069 - Reduces Business Personal Property Tax & Administrative Burden on Small Business
ATRA SUPPORTS SB1473 - Creates a State Student Funding Formula

Press Releases

ATRA Joins Business Community Opposing the Tax Increases in $3.5 Trillion Fed Reconciliation Package
AZ Supreme Court Rules Prop 208 Language Unconstitutional
School Districts Slam Taxpayers with $100 Million Property Tax Increase
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Special Reports

Invest in Ed Tax Increase is Misguided and Cynical

PSPRS Costs Plague City, Fire District Budgets

ATRA Opposes the Steyer Initiative

ATRA Opposes the Income Tax Hike

ABOR Tax Free Zones

Recent Publications

April 2025 Newsletter
  • City Revenues Remain Strong but Cities Continue to Cry Foul
  • Bill Requiring Developers to Pay School Taxes Vetoed
  • Arizona National Tax Rankings Improve
  • 2022 Net Migration Resulted in $3.7 Billion AGI Gain
February 2025 Newsletter
  • 2025 ATRA Legislative Update
  • ATRA Opposes DBacks TIF Bill
  • Arizona's Highest Property Tax Jurisdictions
  • Non-Voter Approved Taxes Drive K-12 Inequities
January 2025 Newsletter
  • 2025 ATRA Legislative Program
December 2024 Newsletter
  • Richard Stavneak: State Budget Balanced, but Challenges Ahead
  • Steve Trussell Named 2024 ATRA Outstanding Member
  • Glenn Farley: US Economy Rebounds Post-Covid, but Arizona Still Feels Strain
  • Bill Molina Re-Elected ATRA Chairman
  • Robert Robb & Matt Benson Provide Election Update
  • ATRA Highlights Major Public Finance and Taxation Issues
  • Thomas & Gabel Talk Tax Compliance and Litigation Impacts on Arizona Taxpayers
  • Walczak Provides National Tax Perspective
October 2024 Newsletter
  • $2.4 Billion in K12 School Bonds on November Ballots - Electioneering Moves into Publicity Pamphlets
  • City Budgets Maintain Strong Growth Trend Leading into FY 2025
  • Fire District Levies Climb 6.6% in FY25

Issue File

City Budgets
Community Colleges
County Budgets
Digital Goods / Services
Fire Districts
GPLET/Incentives
K-12 Finance
Pensions
Prime Contracting/MRRA
Property Taxes
Remote Sales/Wayfair
State and Local Debt
TPT Audits

Recurring Publications

Understanding Arizona Property Taxes (2025 Edition)
2024 Property Tax Rates & Assessed Values
2024 Legislative Review
Arizona Tax Digest 2024
FY 2021 County Budget Review
Arizona School Finance 2020

ATRA in the News

House panel passes Prop 123 extension proposals – Senate committee next
Arizona Capitol Times
Kiera Riley

A picture, or at the very least, a starting point for Proposition 123 came into focus in the House

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Diamondbacks' stadium funding bill finds bipartisan support at Arizona Legislature
KJZZ 91.5 Phoenix
Wayne Schutsky

A proposal backed by the Arizona Diamondbacks that would let the team use state

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Goldwater Institute challenging Arizona film tax credits law
Daily Independent
Howard Fischer

The Goldwater Institute is challenging a 2022 law that has the goal of bringing Hollywoo

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Bill to curb municipal tax breaks for development projects advances in Az Senate
Tucson Sentinel
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

A Republican bill that would rein in a controversial tax break used by municipalities to entice large development projects that cities say they need is one step closer to being sent to the governor’s desk. 
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_municipal_tax_breaks…

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