Economic Nexus in Arizona

by Sarah Craig August 16, 2019

State laws on economic nexus vary and it’s hard to keep up if you’re doing business in multiple states. We’ve done the research for you and here’s all the information you need to know about economic nexus in Arizona.

What is economic nexus in Arizona?

With the recent South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court ruling in favor of South Dakota, states are now free to pursue sales tax from eCommerce businesses who have a “significant presence” in their state.

Significant presence or “nexus” was previously defined as having a physical presence (ex: brick and mortar store, employee, or inventory in a fulfillment center like FBA). But with this recent ruling, now this definition has been expanded to include economic activity in a state as well. This concept of triggering sales tax responsibility because of your economic activity in a state is now referred to as economic nexus.

Most important, this now means that if you pass a state’s economic threshold for total revenue in that state and/or number of transactions in that state, you’re now legally required to register, collect and remit sales tax for that state.

What’s the threshold for economic nexus law in Arizona?

State: Arizona
Threshold: In 2019, it will be $200,000/year in gross revenue in current or previous calendar year’s sales. The threshold for 2020 will be $150,000, and $100,000 in 2021 and thereafter.
Summary: According to state law, sellers who exceed the gross sales OR transaction number are required to register for an Arizona sales tax permit to collect transaction privilege tax (TPT) on sales that ship to Arizona and remit the sales tax to the state. Arizona is the first state to use a graduated approach for their economic nexus threshold. Read more about TPT here.
Full text: You can read guidance on the text of Arizona economic nexus law here.

When did this Arizona law go into effect or is it planned?

The law will become effective as of October 1, 2019.

I’m close to meeting this threshold for Arizona. Will TaxJar notify me when I reach it?

With TaxJar’s Economic Nexus Insights Dashboard, you can see where you currently have nexus, where you’re approaching nexus, and recommended next steps on how to begin complying with sales tax in all states.

Proactive notifications let you know when you’re approaching or have reached thresholds, so you can stay in front of any changes to your nexus requirements. To be automatically notified when your business reaches economic nexus in a state, get started at TaxJar.com/how-it-works.

I meet the economic threshold requirement in Arizona. Now what?

Here’s a quick checklist of what to do next:

Register for a sales tax permit in Arizona (info below)
Choose a technology like TaxJar to help you manage multi-state compliance. Sign up for a free 30-day trial to see how we can help you save time!
Connect TaxJar once to all of the places you sell
Ensure all your eCommerce channels are setup correctly to collect sales tax
Enroll in AutoFile and tell us how often you need to file
Relax, you now handled your sales tax exposure. We’ll handle the rest for you.

Can you help me register for a sales tax permit?

Certainly! TaxJar offers these two options:

Read our do it yourself instructions for every state
Visit our registration page to request TaxJar manage your Arizona registration for you.

Who can handle my Arizona sales tax filings for me?

At TaxJar, we help more than 15,000 sellers manage their sales tax needs every month. We help your business save on submitting your returns with our automated filing service called AutoFile. Read more about how AutoFile can handle all of your returns in as many states as you’d like.