HB 2871
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: APPROP DP 8-5-0-0
HB 2871: tax; revisions; distributions; 2022-2023
Sponsor: Representative Cobb (with permission of Committee on Rules), LD 5
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Overview
Establishes the Arizona Department of Revenue (DOR) Integrated Tax System Project Fund to
implement a modernized tax system. Modifies tax credits and statutory requirements relating to
school tuition organizations (STOs). Appropriates $1,612,816,900 of Transaction Privilege Tax
(TPT) revenues to specified agency funds. Makes various other changes related to taxation.
History
STOs are 501(c)(3) nonprofits established for the purpose of receiving charitable donations and
distributing them as scholarships for students to attend any qualified private school of their
parents' choice (STO Manual). In Arizona, there are four tax credit programs which allow
taxpayers to claim tax credits for financial contributions made to certified STOs:
1) original tax credit contributions from individuals (A.R.S. § 43-1089);
2) switcher tax credit contributions from individuals (A.R.S. § 43-1089.03);
3) low-income tax credit contributions from corporations (A.R.S. § 43-1183, 20-224.06); and
4) disabled/displaced tax credit contributions from corporations (A.R.S. § 43-1184, 20-
224.07).
The TPT is a gross receipts tax levied on certain persons for the privilege of conducting business
in the state. Although commonly referred to as a sales tax, TPT differs from a true sales tax as it
is imposed upon the seller rather than the buyer of the taxable item. Although the seller may pass
the burden of the tax onto the buyer, the seller is the party that remains ultimately liable to pay
the tax (2021 Tax Handbook; ARS Title 42, Chapter 5, Articles 1-2).
The use tax is assessed on items purchased in other states and brought into Arizona for which
no tax, or tax at a lesser rate, has been paid in another state. The use tax serves to protect Arizona
retailers from out-of-state competition by attempting to ensure that in-state and out-of-state
purchases are taxed at an equal rate (2021 Tax Handbook; ARS Title 42, Chapter 5, Article 4).
Provisions
Department of Revenue Integrated Tax System Project (ITSP)
1. Establishes the ITSP Fund consisting of:
a) Fees assessed to local governments;
b) Monies from the 0.6% education sales tax; and
c) Monies from the marijuana excise tax (Sec. 4, 6).
2. Stipulates that ITSP Fund monies are subject to legislative appropriation. (Sec. 6)
3. Asserts that all monies in the ITSP Fund are to be used only to implement the ITSP. (Sec. 6)
4. Establishes the ITSP Advisory Committee and outlines its membership. (Sec. 2)
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5. Repeals the ITSP Advisory Committee on January 1, 2030. (Sec. 3)
School Tuition Organizations
6. Increases the original tax credit from:
a) $500 to $1,493, for a single individual or head of household; and
b) $1,000 to $2,983, for a married couple filing jointly. (Sec. 17)
7. Repeals the switcher tax credit for individual contributions to a certified STO. (Sec. 18)
8. Directs STOs with monies left over from the switcher tax credit after its repeal to award the
monies according to the requirements for the original tax credit. (Sec. 34)
9. Provides that any tax credits earned through the switcher tax credit continue to be valid after
its repeal. (Sec. 36)
10. Increases the aggregate cap for all disabled/displaced tax credit contributions from
$6,000,000 to $8,000,000. (Sec. 19)
11. Increases, beginning in FY 2024, the aggregate cap for the disabled/displaced tax credit by
2% annually. (Sec. 19)
12. Prohibits STOs from requiring a student or student's family to provide a good or service that
benefits the STO in exchange for a scholarship. (Sec. 21)
13. Prohibits STOs from issuing scholarships, with monies received through corporate tax credit
contributions, that exceed the amount of a school's tuition. (Sec. 22)
14. Modifies the definition of qualified student for the purposes of the disabled/displaced tax credit.
(Sec. 23)
Miscellaneous
15. Limits, retroactive to July 1, 2021, for the purposes of aircraft license tax valuation, the annual
increase of the average fair market value of an aircraft to the annual percentage change in
the average United States Consumer Price Index. (Sec. 1, 35)
16. Establishes 2019 as the benchmark year for valuation of aircraft and provides a tax credit for
taxpayers who paid a tax which exceeds the amount of taxes due under the new aircraft
valuation limit. (Sec. 1, 30)
17. Increases, from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000, the total amount of state TPT which the state
may distribute to cities and counties to fund the cost of public infrastructure needed to support
manufacturing facilities. (Sec. 5)
18. Broadens the TPT and use tax exemptions for the sale of agricultural machinery and
equipment by:
a) Removing the requirement that such equipment be new;
b) Removing the requirement that leases of such be at least two years long; and
c) Adding off-highway vehicles. (Sec. 7, 8, 9, 11)
19. Instructs DOR to create and maintain an Individual Income Tax Model to estimate the fiscal
impact of proposed individual income tax legislation. (Sec. 14)
20. Distributes $1,637,816,900 of TPT revenues from monies not designated as the distribution
base to various agency funds in FY 2023 as follows:
a) Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund $944,774,800;
b) Arizona Department of Transportation State Aviation Fund $20,600,000;
c) Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Border Security Fund $209,205,000;
d) Budget Stabilization Fund $425,000,000; and
e) Parks Board State Parks Revenue Fund $38,237,100. (Sec. 31) HB 2871
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21. Instructs the directors of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Governor's Office of
Strategic Planning and Budgeting to add the TPT revenues distributed to the various agency
funds in the amount of GF revenue reported for FY 2023, excluding the beginning balance,
for the purposes of determining the TY 2024 income tax rate under the statutory revenue
thresholds. (Sec. 32)
22. Defines containment structure. (Sec. 7, 8, 10-13)
23. Contains an applicability clause for provisions relating to taxation of agricultural machinery
and equipment. (Sec. 33)
24. Contains a conditional enactment clause for provisions relating to taxation of agricultural
machinery and equipment and of containment structures. (Sec. 37)
25. Contains a legislative intent clause. (Sec. 29)
26. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 4, 15-17, 20, 21, 23-28)