Arizona Tax Research Association
Arizona Daily Star
http://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/house-committee-kills-bill-re…
PHOENIX — Saying it would send the wrong message, Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to kill legislation that would simply require them to review the $12 billion a year the state could potentially collect in sales taxes if all exemptions and exclusions were eliminated.
PHOENIX — Saying it would send the wrong message, Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to kill legislation that would simply require them to review the $12 billion a year the state could potentially collect in sales taxes if all exemptions and exclusions were eliminated.
The Arizona Republic
When it comes to state-government finances, Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree on one thing: They hate tax credits.
You would never know by watching them.
Over the past two decades, the Legislature has created dozens of income-tax credits, starving the state's general fund of more than $400 million a year that instead goes directly to taxpayers' favorite schools, charities and business ventures.
You would never know by watching them.
Over the past two decades, the Legislature has created dozens of income-tax credits, starving the state's general fund of more than $400 million a year that instead goes directly to taxpayers' favorite schools, charities and business ventures.
Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2014/06/07/arizona…
Three candidates vying to become Arizona's next governor said Friday that, if elected, they would do away with state income taxes, the source of nearly half of the $9 billion that flows into state coffers each year.
The remarks at a gubernatorial forum hosted by the Arizona We Want Institute revealed contrasting plans for the state's fiscal future.
Three candidates vying to become Arizona's next governor said Friday that, if elected, they would do away with state income taxes, the source of nearly half of the $9 billion that flows into state coffers each year.
The remarks at a gubernatorial forum hosted by the Arizona We Want Institute revealed contrasting plans for the state's fiscal future.
Arizona Capitol Times
http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2014/06/02/income-tax-cuts-emerge-as-key…
Depending on who wins the Republican primary in the hotly contested governor’s race, Arizona may see some major cuts, even the outright elimination, in income taxes.
Depending on who wins the Republican primary in the hotly contested governor’s race, Arizona may see some major cuts, even the outright elimination, in income taxes.
AZCentral
http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2014/05/16/arizona-elimina…
Political debates on improving the economy often focus on tax policy. Among the most disputed: tax credits to lure new business.
We asked two experts: What if Arizona eliminated tax credits for businesses?
THAT'S A KNEE-JERK REACTION
Political debates on improving the economy often focus on tax policy. Among the most disputed: tax credits to lure new business.
We asked two experts: What if Arizona eliminated tax credits for businesses?
THAT'S A KNEE-JERK REACTION
AZCentral
Arizona ranks 19th in the nation for its transparency in government spending, according to a new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. But the state's taxpayers remain in the dark when it comes to economic-development subsidies.
Tucson Sentinel
Arizonans deserve a better accounting of what they get in return for state tax credits given each year to companies, a public interest advocate says.
“We want to make sure this money is a good use of taxpayer dollars,” said Serena Unrein with the Arizona Public Interest Research Group.
“We have very little information on what actually happens,” she added.
“We want to make sure this money is a good use of taxpayer dollars,” said Serena Unrein with the Arizona Public Interest Research Group.
“We have very little information on what actually happens,” she added.
East Valley Tribune
Saying it makes Arizona a friendlier place to do business, Gov. Jan Brewer signed a major overhaul Tuesday of how the state and cities collect sales taxes and audit businesses to ensure compliance.
The measure places some new limits on what cities can tax beyond what is already subject to the state sales tax. That should provide some assistance to firms that do business in multiple communities and now have a difficult time figuring out what products and services are subject to each city's tax.
The measure places some new limits on what cities can tax beyond what is already subject to the state sales tax. That should provide some assistance to firms that do business in multiple communities and now have a difficult time figuring out what products and services are subject to each city's tax.
Douglas Dispatch
PHOENIX - Saying it makes Arizona a friendlier place to do business, Gov. Jan Brewer signed a major overhaul Tuesday of how the state and cities collect sales taxes and audit businesses to ensure compliance.
The measure places some new limits on what cities can tax beyond what is already subject to the state sales tax. That should provide some assistance to firms that do business in several communities and now have a difficult time figuring out what products and services are subject to each city's tax.
The measure places some new limits on what cities can tax beyond what is already subject to the state sales tax. That should provide some assistance to firms that do business in several communities and now have a difficult time figuring out what products and services are subject to each city's tax.
Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is pushing ahead with a modified proposal to simplify the state’s sales tax system, one of her key goals this year.
But in a major concession to cities, the governor proposes to mostly maintain the current system for taxing construction activity.
Details of the governor’s proposal emerged today, even as the Senate is debating a budget plan that assumes the passage of legislation to overhaul the state’s sales tax system.
But in a major concession to cities, the governor proposes to mostly maintain the current system for taxing construction activity.
Details of the governor’s proposal emerged today, even as the Senate is debating a budget plan that assumes the passage of legislation to overhaul the state’s sales tax system.