Arizona Laws 42-19003.01. Computers and equipment; hardware; software; definition
A. Except as provided by subsection C of this section, personal computers and general purpose computers used in a trade or business shall be valued as personal property.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 42-19003.01
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Personal property: includes property of every kind, both tangible and intangible, that is not included as real estate. See Arizona Laws 42-11001
B. Operating system software necessary to enable the operation of personal computers, general purpose computers and peripheral equipment shall be valued as a part of the computer on which it is installed.
C. All other software, other than operating system software, whether it is canned or customized for a specific application by a personal computer or a general purpose computer, shall not be valued as personal property.
D. For the purposes of this section, "operating system software" means the collection of software that directs the computer’s low-level operations, controlling and scheduling the execution of application programs and managing the low-level operation of storage, input, output and communication resources.