Starting with the January 2017 tax period, all current privilege (sales) taxes for the City of Tucson MUST be filed with the Arizona Department of Revenue using the city region code 'TU'.
Any privilege tax returns for periods up to and including December 2016 should still be filed with the City of Tucson Taxpayer Assistance Group.
Contact Us
License team customer service email: License@tucsonaz.gov
License team customer service phone: (520) 791-4566 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Taxpayer Assistance Group fax: (520) 791-3114
Mailing Address: City of Tucson License Section, PO Box 27210, Tucson, AZ, 85726-7210
Investigations team customer service email: Tax-Investigations@tucsonaz.gov
Investigations team customer service phone: (520) 791-4247
Taxpayer Assistance Group fax: (520) 791-3114
Business License Customer Service Counter
Located inside the Tucson Development Center, on the north side of the first floor of County-City Public Works Building, 201 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701
- In-person “walk-in” hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Applicants and business owners are asked to please check in upon arrival at the QLess kiosks near the cashier window.
- In-person customer service appointments may be scheduled on Fridays by calling the License team customer service phone line at (520) 791-4566
- The License team customer service phone is operational Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- License team customer service is also available via email.
Tucson License and Tax Online
We have transitioned to a new business license system as of June 20th, and there is an online portal for paying fees and taxes, as well as accessing bills and license certificates. Unfortunately on-line filing of tax returns for periods prior to 2017 will no longer be available. Please contact our Investigations team at (520) 791-4247 to learn of more options for filing returns for pre-2017 periods.
Forms
Following are forms that can be used if you do not already have a pre-printed tax return covering a period for which you need to file with the City of Tucson PRIOR to January 1, 2017. When printing any of these forms for mailing, or to bring in to our office, please print the form double-sided (duplex).
Fillable Form(PDF, 99KB) This form, while fillable, does not perform any calculations. All appropriate fields must be completed, and then the form may be printed. This form must be opened for filling and printing in Adobe Reader (may also be called Adobe Acrobat Reader, or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on your computer).
Manual (Non-Fillable) Form(PDF, 91KB) This form must be printed and completed by hand.
Tax Return Instructions(PDF, 52KB) These are comprehensive instructions for completion of the city tax return forms.