A. Every retailer engaged in the business of making sales of tangible personal property the use, storage or consumption of which is subject to the tax imposed by this article, and every person who purchases for use, storage or consumption any such property for which the tax is not paid to the retailer, shall file a return with the department on or before the twentieth day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tangible personal property is brought into this state for use, storage or consumption. The return shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall show the tangible personal property sold for use, storage or consumption or purchased for use, storage or consumption within the state during the preceding calendar month. Such return shall be verified by oath or affirmation of the retailer or person making the report, or his agent, and shall be accompanied by payment of the tax shown to be due. The return and tax are delinquent if not received by the department on or before the business day preceding the last business day of the month when due.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 42-5162

  • Business: includes all activities or acts, personal or corporate, that are engaged in or caused to be engaged in with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, either directly or indirectly, but does not include either:

    (a) Casual activities or sales. See Arizona Laws 42-5001

  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Arizona Laws 42-1001
  • Due date: means the next business day if a due date of any report, claim, return, statement, payment, deposit, petition, notice or other document or filing falls on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday. See Arizona Laws 42-11001
  • Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, receiver or syndicate, this state or a county, city, municipality, district or other political subdivision or agency thereof. See Arizona Laws 42-5151
  • Personal property: includes property of every kind, both tangible and intangible, that is not included as real estate. See Arizona Laws 42-11001
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Retailer: includes :

    (a) Every person engaged in the business of making sales of tangible personal property for storage, use or other consumption or in the business of making sales at auction of tangible personal property owned by that person or others for storage, use or other consumption. See Arizona Laws 42-5151

  • Storage: means keeping or retaining tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for any purpose except sale in the regular course of business or subsequent use solely outside this state. See Arizona Laws 42-5151
  • Tangible personal property: means personal property that may be seen, weighed, measured, felt or touched or that is in any other manner perceptible to the senses. See Arizona Laws 42-5001

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a person who is required to file a return under chapter 5, article 1 of this title may report and pay the tax liability under this article on the same return and filing basis as the taxes reported under chapter 5, article 1 of this title.

C. For good cause shown the department may extend the time for making a return and paying the tax, but the time for filing the return shall not be extended beyond the first day of the third month next succeeding the regular due date of the return.

 

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