A. A failure by a taxpayer who is entitled to an exemption to make an initial affidavit as required by section 42-11152 or furnish evidence required by this article between the first Monday in January and March 1 of the year constitutes a waiver of the exemption.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 42-11153

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • County board: means the county board of supervisors sitting as the county board of equalization. See Arizona Laws 42-11001
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Internal revenue code: means the United States internal revenue code of 1986, as amended and in effect as of January 1, 2023, including those provisions that became effective during 2022 with the specific adoption of their retroactive effective dates but excluding all changes to the code enacted after January 1, 2023. See Arizona Laws 42-1001
  • Person: means a natural person, individual, proprietor, proprietorship, company, corporation, organization, association, joint venture, partner, partnership, trust, estate or limited liability company, the federal or state government, a political subdivision of a state or any other legal entity or combination of entities that owns, controls or has possession of real or personal property. See Arizona Laws 42-11001
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. If a widow or widower or a person with a disability whose property is exempt from tax under section 42-11111, or an organization that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code and is exempt from property tax under article 3 of this chapter, submits a petition after the deadlines prescribed by subsection A of this section, the person or organization may have the waiver redeemed by the county board of supervisors at any regular meeting, except that taxes that were due and payable before the petition was submitted may not be refunded or abated.