Educational Arizona registry profile · verify current state, local, and platform authority

Arizona Short-Term Rental Lodging-Tax Profile & Estimator.

Review recorded state and local rate inputs, citations, and remittance-model assumptions for Arizona. Verify current treatment with the relevant agencies, platforms, and a tax professional.

Registry State-Rate Input5.6% Sales
Registry Local-Tax LabelTransaction Privilege Tax (TPT) - Transient Lodging
Recorded Local Range1.5% – 8.5%
Registry Agency ReferenceArizona Department of Revenue (AZDOR)

State profile: verify assumed platform state and local collection in Arizona

This registry profile supplies an educational remittance-model assumption. Verify actual platform coverage, registration, filing, collection, and payment requirements before use.

Registry SST Field: NoRegistry Citation: A.R.S. § 42-5070Registry Record Date: 2026-01-15

Educational tax model

Interactive Arizona Lodging-Tax Scenario Estimator.

Test reservation scenarios, select destination city presets, and compare assumed platform and host collection amounts for professional review.

1. Reservation & destination parameters

2. Modeled tax amount breakdown

Modeled Lodging-Tax Amount$0.000.0% Modeled Effective Rate
Modeled Host Collection Amount$0.00Verify local collection and remittance requirements
Entered Lodging Base:$2,700.00
Modeled State Amount (0%):$0.00
Modeled Local Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) - Transient Lodging Amount (0%):$0.00
Modeled Guest Invoice Amount:$0.00
Modeled Platform Collection Amount:$0.00

Illustrative Double-Entry Record — Review Required

Account & DescriptionDebitCredit

Registry source review

Arizona Lodging-Tax Registry Inputs & References.

Recorded State-Level Rate Inputs

The registry records A.R.S. § 42-5070, a state-rate input of 5.6%, for this educational profile. Verify applicable tax types, rates, stay definitions, exemptions, effective dates, and local rules with the relevant agencies.

Cleaning fees, linen charges, and guest-service amounts may receive different treatment. This calculator includes the entered cleaning amount in its model and does not determine taxability.

Recorded Local Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) - Transient Lodging Inputs

The registry records a local range of 1.5% to 8.5% for educational comparison. Verify the property address, applicable districts, tax base, rate, and effective date locally.

This jurisdiction profile models centralized administration. Verify actual platform coverage, local requirements, and filing treatment with the relevant agencies and a tax professional.

Recorded Arizona Destination Scenarios

Destination MarketJurisdiction / CountyRecorded Local-Rate InputRecorded Combined-Rate InputRegistry Local Citation
Scottsdale (13.92%)Maricopa County8.32%13.92%Scottsdale Revised Code § 73
Phoenix (13.27%)Maricopa County7.67%13.27%Phoenix City Code § 14-444
Sedona (13.33%)Coconino / Yavapai7.73%13.33%Sedona City Tax Code § 444
Tucson (12.05%)Pima County6.45%12.05%Tucson Code § 19-444

Registration and records questions

Registration, Form & Record References for Arizona Review.

Registry Registration & Form References

Review registration, account, license, form, frequency, deadline, and zero-return requirements directly with the relevant state and local agencies.

AZ TPT-2 Monthly Return Business Code 025 / 044

Source-Record Reconciliation Questions

Review gross receipts, platform records, tax amounts, filings, payments, and retention periods with your accountant and the relevant agencies.

  • Compare gross reporting and payouts: Reconcile source statements, payment reporting, deposits, refunds, fees, and tax components with your accountant.
  • Review lodging-tax source records: Retain available platform and agency evidence and confirm its treatment with your accountant.
  • Confirm retention periods: Ask the relevant agencies and your advisers which records and time periods apply to your facts.

Source-linked lodging-tax bookkeeping

Review Arizona lodging-tax components with source records.

Roxby preserves available lodging-tax components from supported statements for bookkeeping review; it does not determine local filing or remittance obligations.