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Business Operating Environment


Competitive business costs:

  • Corporate Income Tax Rate: 6.968%
  • Real and Personal Property Effective Rate (state median): 3.14%
  • State Sales Tax Rate: 5.6%-9.0% (state median is 8.3%)
  • Right to Work State (low union activity)
  • Low workers compensation rates
  • No inventory tax

Financial benefits and incentives are available to companies that invest in Arizona:

  • Tax credits
  • Foreign Trade Zones
  • Enterprise Zones
  • Empowerment Zones
  • Job Training Grants
  • Military Reuse Zones


See also Subjects A-Z, Cost of Doing Business