The Arizona (AZ) state sales tax rate is currently 5.6%. Depending on local municipalities, the total tax rate can be as high as 11.2%.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the major city with the highest local sales tax rate, at 5.50 percent.
Contractors engaging in taxable construction projects or activities are required to obtain a TPT license.
This applies to TPT licensees that are registered and have filed returns using business code 045 for engaging in the business classification of residential rental. Residential rental is the rental of real property for a period of 30 or more consecutive days for residential (i.e. noncommercial) purposes only.
The use tax rate in Arizona is the same as the state transaction privilege tax (TPT) rate, which is currently 5.6%.
Local extremes The lowest rate, 7.6 percent, is in Huachuca City, near the Fort Huachuca military base. Other combined rates for larger cities in the state include Glendale (9.2 percent), Mesa (8.05 percent), Peoria (8.1 percent), Surprise (8.5 percent) and Tempe (8.1 percent).
Sales and use tax: There's a 5.6 percent tax, but most counties and cities add a local tax that can raise the combined sales tax rate as high as 12 percent. Arizona's combined state and average local tax rate of 8.38 percent is the 12th highest in the country, ing to the Tax Foundation.