Arizona charges transaction privilege tax (retail classification) of 5.6% at the state level, and local jurisdictions add their own, which brings a typical vehicle to about 9.1%. A trade-in does reduce the taxable price, which is real money on the deal.
Type your own numbers and see the same car priced as cash and as a loan, with the taxes and state fees for Arizona. Nothing you type leaves this page.
To see a lease, pick a vehicle. A lease is priced on one car: what it is expected to be worth at the end (its residual) and the leasing company's money factor change by model and by month.
An estimate on the numbers you type, not an offer of credit or a quote from any dealership. Starting loan rates are Rateous's rates for each credit range and term; they are not an offer from any lender. The documentary fee starts at an example figure, the state's legal cap where it has one or $599 where it does not, not any dealership's fee; each dealership sets its own. Taxes and state fees are estimates for Arizona; the dealership's paperwork and your motor vehicle agency have the final numbers. Nothing you type is sent, saved, or used to check your credit.
The TPT is imposed on the dealer at the dealer's location: state 5.6% plus the county rate (0.5% to 1.1%) plus the city rate. Phoenix and Scottsdale dealers charge 9.1% and 8.0% combined; the highest combined rates in the state are about 11.2%, so the local share ranges roughly 2.0% to 5.6%.
The typical combined rate of about 9.1% is Phoenix's, where most Arizona dealers are located: the state's 5.6%, Maricopa County's 0.7%, and the Phoenix city rate of 2.8%, which drops to 2% on the part of a single item above $14,388.
Arizona generally includes third-party (manufacturer) rebates in the dealer's taxable gross receipts.
Nonresidents buying in Arizona may qualify for a reduced rate or exemption depending on their home state's reciprocity.
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Phoenix, no trade-in: the same figures the calculator above uses. The dealership's documentary fee is its own and is not included.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Title Fee | $15.71 |
| Processing Fee | $4.00 |
| Tire Fee | $11.80 |
| Vehicle License Tax (LIEU) | $621.60 |
| In all | $653.11 |
Arizona taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.
Pick your city for the exact combined rate where you register, plus what title and registration run there.
Arizona charges 5.6% at the state level and local jurisdictions add more, so a typical combined rate on a vehicle is about 9.1% and can reach 11.2% at the high end. The rate is set by the dealership location, so pick your city above for the exact figure.
The trade-in allowance for a motor vehicle taken in trade is deductible from the taxable sales price (A.R.S. 42-5061(A)(10)).
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Phoenix: Title Fee $15.71, Processing Fee $4.00, Tire Fee $11.80, Vehicle License Tax (LIEU) $621.60, about $653.11 in all. Most of it is the Vehicle License Tax: 60% of the MSRP is the assessed value, taxed at $2.80 per $100 on a new vehicle ($40,000 MSRP: assessed $24,000, VLT $672), and the assessed value drops 16.25% each year. The MVD's own fees are a $4 title fee, an $8 registration fee, and a $1.50 air quality research fee, plus a $0.25 air quality compliance fee in some areas. A new car also carries the state tire fee, $2.36 a tire, which the dealership collects for the Department of Revenue.
No. Arizona sets no statutory cap. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee.
Arizona taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.