Safford Transaction Privilege Tax & Use Tax Rates
| City/Town Name: Safford City Code: SF | Business Code | Tax Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising | 018 | 2.50% |
| Amusements | 012 | 2.50% |
| Contracting-Prime | 015 | 2.50% |
| Contracting-Speculative Builders | 016 | 2.50% |
| Contracting-Owner Builder | 037 | 2.50% |
| Feed at Wholesale | 116 | 2.50% |
| Job Printing | 010 | 2.50% |
| Manufactured Buildings | 027 | 2.50% |
| Timbering and Other Extraction | 020 | 2.50% |
| Severance-Metal Mining | 019 | 0.10% |
| Publication | 009 | 2.50% |
| Hotels | 044 | 2.50% |
| Hotel/Motel (Additional Tax) | 144 | 5.00% |
| Commercial Rental, Leasing & Licensing for Use | 213 | 2.50% |
| Rental Occupancy | 040 | 2.50% |
| Rental, Leasing & Licensing for Use of TPP | 214 | 2.50% |
| Restaurants and Bars | 011 | 2.50% |
| Retail Sales | 017 | 2.50% |
| Retail Sales (Single Item over $5,000) | 717 | 1.00% |
| Retail Sales Food for Home Consumption | 062 | 2.50% |
| MRRA Amount | 315 | 2.50% |
| Communications | 005 | 2.50% |
| Transporting | 006 | 2.50% |
| Utilities | 004 | 2.50% |
| Use Tax Purchases | 029 | 2.50% |
| Use Tax Purchases (Single Item over $5,000) | 729 | 1.00% |
| Use Tax From Inventory | 030 | 2.50% |
Amendments or Special Provisions
1. Effective November 1, 1993, impose an additional 3.00% bed tax. Effective April 1, 2007, imposed an additional 5.00% bed tax.
2. Effective July 1, 1996, have a 1.00% rate on sales of tangible personal property sold at retail exceeding $5,000 per item.
3. Impose a 4.00% rate on construction contracting, effective December 1, 2006. Effective May 1, 2011 decrease rate on construction contracting to the general sales tax rate of 2.50%.
History of Rate Changes
Transaction Privilege Tax
2.50% (effective November 1, 2005)
2.00% (effective July 1, 1996)
1.00% (through June 30, 1996)
Use Tax
2.50% (effective November 1, 2005)
2.00% (effective July 1, 1996)
1.00% (through June 30, 1996)
Contact Name
Administrative Services Director
Contact Number
(928) 348-3100
Collection
Department of Revenue
Renewal Fee
$0.00
License Fee
$2.00
Criminal Penalty
Class One
Website Link
City Address
Post Office Box 272
Safford, AZ 85546
United States
Date Code Effective
May 1, 1987
Chapter
15
Transaction Privilege Tax %
2.50% (effective November 1, 2005)
Use Tax %
2.50% (effective November 1, 2005)