Arizona Laws 42-5157. Motor vehicles removed from inventory; service vehicles
A. The tax imposed by this article on motor vehicles that are removed from inventory by a motor vehicle dealer as defined in section 28-4301, that are used directly in the conduct of the motor vehicle dealer’s primary business and that are returned to the dealer’s active sales inventory within one year after the date of the initial removal from inventory shall be levied and imposed on a monthly basis and shall be applied to 1/39 of the value of each new motor vehicle as determined by the manufacturer’s suggested retail price and to 1/39 of the value of each used motor vehicle as determined by any industry-wide publication in common use and devoted to listing used car values.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 42-5157
- Business: includes all activities or acts, personal or corporate, that are engaged in or caused to be engaged in with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, either directly or indirectly, but does not include either:
(a) Casual activities or sales. See Arizona Laws 42-5001
- Department: means the department of revenue. See Arizona Laws 42-1001
- Motor vehicles that are removed from inventory: means a motor vehicle that has been removed from a motor vehicle dealer's, as defined in section 28-4301, inventory and that is not for sale. See Arizona Laws 42-5151
- Sale: means any transfer of title or possession, or both, exchange, barter, lease or rental, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatever, including consignment transactions and auctions and transactions facilitated by a marketplace facilitator on behalf of a marketplace seller, of tangible personal property or other activities taxable under this chapter, for a consideration, and includes:
(a) Any transaction by which the possession of property is transferred but the seller retains the title as security for the payment of the price. See Arizona Laws 42-5001
B. A service vehicle is not considered to be removed from inventory if the service vehicle is continuously available for sale. The department shall consider any service vehicle that remains a new motor vehicle as defined in section 28-4301 or that is treated as a new motor vehicle under Title 28, Chapter 10 to be continuously available for sale.