Town of Jerome – revised
Effective January 1, 2010: On November 6, 2009 the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Jerome passed Ordinance Number 362. Ordinance 362 amends the previous Ordinance Number 361 to include contracting that had previously been inadvertently excluded from the overall general rate of taxation increase. The Ordinance will increase the Transaction Privilege Tax rate from three percent (3.0%) to three and one-half percent (3.5%).
Ordinances 362 tax rate increase effects the following classifications:
Advertising, Amusements, exhibitions and similar activities, Construction contracting, Construction contracting: speculative builders, Construction contracting: owner-builders who are not speculative builders, Job printing, Manufactured buildings, Timbering and other extraction, Publishing and periodicals distribution, Hotels, Rental, leasing and licensing for use of real property, Rental, leasing and licensing for use of tangible personal property, Restaurant and bars, Retail sales, Telecommunication services, Transporting for hire, and Utility services.
The ordinance change will affect the Transaction Privilege Tax Classification (JO 000).
This increase imposed by this ordinance shall not apply to contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. Pre-existing contracts should be reported under the Contracts (Prior to January 1, 2010) Classification (JO 009).
City of Surprise
Effective January 1, 2010: On September 24, 2009 the Mayor and City Council of the City of Surprise passed ordinance number 09-31. Ordinance 09-31 amends the Surprise code by adding a new article, Use Tax. The Ordinance will create a Use Tax rate of two and two-tenths percent (2.2%).
Ordinances 09-31 tax rate addition effects the following classification:
Use Tax.
The ordinance change will create the Use Tax Classification (SP 002).
City of Kingman
Effective February 1, 2010: On November 2, 2009, the Mayor and Council of the City of Kingman passed Ordinance Number 1668. Ordinance 1668 increases the additional tax on Hotel/Motels from two percent (2.0%) to four percent (4.0%).
Ordinances 1668 tax rate increase effects the following classification:
Hotels.
The ordinance change will affect the Hotel/Motel (Additional Tax) Classification (KM 003).