Internet sales-tax rule gets Senate OK

WASHINGTON - The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping - for many a largely tax-free frontier - to state sales taxes.

County wants fairgrounds left out of Vail town plans

Opposing the idea of a cotton candy and corn dog sales tax, Pima County is asking for the fairgrounds to be excluded from a proposed town incorporation.

Panel looks to limit levies on local sales

PHOENIX - A special gubernatorial panel is recommending changes in how the state and cities decide what's taxable as a precursor to being able to assess Arizonans for their online sales.

Arizona voters defeat permanent sales tax increase

PHOENIX — After a barrage of last-minute advertising, Arizona voters rejected a proposal to create a permanent one-cent sales tax surcharge to fund education and other issues.

Amazon.com will collect AZ sales tax

Gov. Jan Brewer, shown touring an Amazon warehouse in Phoenix last year, is pleased to put the sales-tax matter to rest without litigation, a spokesman said Friday.

Amazon.com will collect AZ sales tax

PHOENIX - The nation's largest online retailer is going to start collecting sales tax on items ordered by its Arizona customers, which means Arizona buyers will soon be paying more.

Proposition 204 provides more funding for education, roads

PHOENIX - A special election in 2010 showed that Arizonans are willing to hike their taxes if they believe it's for a good cause and for a limited amount of time.

Panel OKs change in wording describing sales-tax initiative

PHOENIX - A legislative panel approved a court-ordered rewrite Thursday to the description voters will receive before deciding whether to make permanent a 1-cent-per-dollar sales tax to fund education.

Marana sees increases in sales tax income

In a financial report released Tuesday night, the town of Marana announced year-over-year increases in sales tax revenue from retail, contracting and restaurants.

Sales-tax wording rejected as biased

PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled late Friday that a legislative panel illegally wrote a biased description of a sales-tax initiative.

Ariz. Supreme Court rules sales tax proposal can be on ballot

PHOENIX — Arizonans will get a chance to decide if they want to keep state sales taxes as high as they are now.

Sales-tax summary is biased, judge says

PHOENIX - A Republican-controlled legislative committee illegally crafted a biased description of a proposed sales-tax initiative in hopes of persuading voters to reject it, a judge ruled Thursday.

Judge: Arizona legislative committee’s description of education sales tax biased

PHOENIX — A Republican-controlled legislative committee illegally crafted a biased description of a proposed education sales tax to try to convince voters to reject it, a judge ruled today.

Bennett will appeal tax-initiative ruling

PHOENIX - Secretary of State Ken Bennett decided Monday to ask the Arizona Supreme Court to keep the sales tax initiative off the November ballot.

State to appeal sales-tax hike ruling

PHOENIX (AP) — Secretary of State Ken Bennett is appealing a court ruling that overturned his decision that a paperwork error should keep a sales tax increase off Arizona's ballot.

State Chamber cites breadth of sales-tax measure in opposing it

PHOENIX - A key element of the business community is gearing up to fight a citizen initiative that proposes a permanent extension of the state's 1-cent sales tax increase.

Arizona retail group to push Net sales-tax collection

The Arizona Retailers Association is gearing up to mount a public-relations campaign to garner support for requiring online retailers to collect state sales tax.

Brewer opposes proposed Arizona sales tax increase

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she opposes a proposed state sales tax increase.

Arizona education sales-tax initiative petitions rejected

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has rejected the petitions that would place an extension of a 1-cent sales tax on the November ballot.

Backers file petitions to extend 1-cent Ariz. sales tax

PHOENIX — Backers of extending the state’s temporary 1-cent sales tax submitted more than 290,000 signatures Monday to put the issue on the November ballot.