{
 "state": "Arizona",
 "code": "AZ",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/arizona/",
 "summary": "Arizona charges a yearly Vehicle License Tax (VLT) in place of personal property tax. The tax value starts at 60% of the manufacturer's base retail price and drops 16.25% each year. VLT is paid with registration to ADOT MVD.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "msrpSchedule",
  "per": 1000,
  "byAge": [
   {
    "age": 0,
    "mills": 16.8
   },
   {
    "age": 1,
    "mills": 14.5222
   },
   {
    "age": 2,
    "mills": 12.1624
   },
   {
    "age": 3,
    "mills": 10.186
   },
   {
    "age": 4,
    "mills": 8.5308
   },
   {
    "age": 5,
    "mills": 7.1445
   },
   {
    "age": 6,
    "mills": 5.9835
   },
   {
    "age": 7,
    "mills": 5.0112
   },
   {
    "age": 8,
    "mills": 4.1969
   },
   {
    "age": 9,
    "mills": 3.5149
   },
   {
    "age": 10,
    "mills": 2.9437
   },
   {
    "age": 11,
    "mills": 2.4654
   },
   {
    "age": 12,
    "mills": 2.0647
   },
   {
    "age": 13,
    "mills": 1.7292
   },
   {
    "age": 14,
    "mills": 1.4482
   },
   {
    "age": 15,
    "mills": 1.2129
   },
   {
    "age": 16,
    "mills": 1.0158
   },
   {
    "age": 17,
    "mills": 0.8507
   },
   {
    "age": 18,
    "mills": 0.7125
   },
   {
    "age": 19,
    "mills": 0.5967
   },
   {
    "age": 20,
    "mills": 0.4997
   }
  ],
  "flat": 0,
  "note": "A.R.S. §28-5801. Year 1 = 60% of MSRP × $2.80 per $100. Each later year the value drops 16.25% and the rate is $2.89 per $100. The minimum is $10. Age is counted in 12-month periods from the car's first registration, not from the model year."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 5.6,
  "name": "Arizona transaction privilege (sales) tax",
  "localAdds": true,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "City and county TPT is added on top. Private-party sales are not taxed."
 },
 "registration": "Registration is $8, plus a $1.50 air-quality fee and a $32 public safety fee. Title costs $4.",
 "due": "Paid every year with registration renewal by the expiration date. Owners can renew for 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "A.R.S. §28-5801 Vehicle license tax rate",
   "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/05801.htm"
  },
  {
   "title": "ADOT MVD – Vehicle registration fees",
   "url": "https://azdot.gov/mvd/services/vehicle-services/vehicle-registration"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}