Arizona
AZ · state · 17 cited facts
| Category | Provision | Value | Source |
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| trust-nexus | Incomplete-gift nongrantor trust / ING (income tax reach) | ESCAPES: a NV trustee makes the ING a nonresident trust; no settlor prong, no AZ-source income on retained intangible gain. PERMANENT, not deferral: no throwback statute, and the retained gain is corpus gain outside DNI (IRC 643(a)(3)), so it never carries out to the settlor on a later distribution. Ongoing income on the reinvested proceeds IS taxable to a resident beneficiary when distributed | sources (3)A.R.S. Sec. 43-1301(5) (resident trust: fiduciary residence) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-13 · TY 2026 Arizona trust residency follows the fiduciary alone 'Resident trust' means a trust of which the fiduciary is a resident of this state. If a trust has more than one fiduciary, the trust is a resident trust if at least one of the fiduciaries is a resident of this state. Note: For a corporate fiduciary engaged in interstate trust administration, residency follows where the administration occurs. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/43/01301.htmIRC §643(a)(3) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-13 · TY 2026 IRC §643(a)(3): capital gain allocated to corpus is excluded from distributable net income Gains from the sale or exchange of capital assets shall be excluded to the extent that such gains are allocated to corpus and are not (A) paid, credited, or required to be distributed to any beneficiary during the taxable year, or (B) paid, permanently set aside, or to be used for the purposes specified in section 642(c). Note: This is the rule that makes an ING's escape PERMANENT rather than deferral. Income reaches a beneficiary only through DNI (IRC 652/662); a retained corpus gain is outside DNI, so a later distribution of it is principal, not income, and never enters the beneficiary's federal taxable income. Every escape state starts from the federal number, so it never enters the state base either. Conditional on the gain ACTUALLY being allocated to corpus and not distributed in the year realized: a gain routed to fiduciary accounting income, or distributed in the sale year, is in DNI and is taxable to the resident beneficiary. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section643&num=0&edition=prelimIRC §665(c) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-13 · TY 2026 IRC §665(c): the accumulation-distribution (throwback) rules do not reach a qualified domestic trust (1) In general In the case of a qualified trust, any distribution in any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection shall be computed without regard to any undistributed net income. (2) Qualified trust For purposes of this subsection, the term 'qualified trust' means any trust other than- (A) a foreign trust (or, except as provided in regulations, a domestic trust which at any time was a foreign trust), or (B) a trust created before March 1, 1984, unless it is established that the trust would not be aggregated with other trusts under section 643(f) if such section applied to such trust. Note: A modern NV/DE ING is a 'qualified trust', so the federal accumulation-distribution regime is computed without regard to undistributed net income: it is empty. States whose only accumulation rule piggybacks IRC 665-668 (OR OAR 150-316-0575, IA, KS, SC) therefore recapture nothing. Only a state with its OWN throwback keyed to income untaxed by any state can claw the gain back, and of the verified escape states only Utah has one (59-10-114(1)(g)). https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section665&num=0&edition=prelim |
| estate-none | Estate and inheritance tax | None | sources (1)Laws 2006, Ch. 262, sec. 3 (per AZDOR Pub 10, Feb 2022) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-03 · TY 2025 Arizona legislature repealed estate tax provisions in 2006; no inheritance or gift tax Following the federal repeal, the Arizona legislature repealed the Arizona estate tax provisions (Laws 2006, Ch. 262, §3). Arizona does not impose an inheritance or gift tax. Note: Re-verified against the live Pub 10 PDF on 2026-07-03. The URL returns HTTP 200 via a browser-UA curl (WebFetch and interactive browsers get a 403 from azdor.gov's edge); use curl to re-fetch. Preceding sentence: 'Federal law repealed the federal state death tax credit (upon which the Arizona estate tax was based) which effectively cancelled the Arizona estate tax.' Corroborated by AZDOR Pub 900 (PUBLICATION_2006_900.pdf): 'For estates of decedents dying after 2004, Arizona no longer imposes an estate tax.' https://azdor.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/PUBLICATION_10.pdf |
| rate | Top income tax rate (TY2025) | 2.5% flat (effective 1.875% on qualifying post-2011 LT gains after 25% subtraction) | sources (1)A.R.S. §43-1011; 2025 Form 140EZi Instructions · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-10 · TY 2025 Arizona flat income tax rate is 2.5% on Arizona taxable income (TY2025) Multiply line 8 by 2.5 percent. Enter the result on line 9. Note: Applies to all filing statuses (flat rate). Standard deduction $31,500 MFJ (OBBBA-conformed; TF showed stale figure). https://azdor.gov/sites/default/files/document/FORMS_INDIVIDUAL_2025_140EZi.pdf |
| character | Long-term capital gain subtraction | 25% of net LT gain excluded but ONLY for assets acquired after 12/31/2011 (lot vintage required) | sources (1)A.R.S. §43-1022(22)(c) · high confidence · as of 2026-07-02 · TY 2025 Arizona 25% LT capital gain subtraction: any asset acquired after 12/31/2011; no asset-class restriction 22. An amount of any net long-term capital gain included in federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year that is derived from an investment in an asset acquired after December 31, 2011, as follows: ... (c) For taxable years beginning from and after December 31, 2014, twenty-five percent of the net long-term capital gain included in federal adjusted gross income. Note: A.R.S. §43-1022(22)(c): 25% subtraction from Arizona gross income for net long-term capital gain on any asset acquired after December 31, 2011; no asset-class restriction. Pre-2012 assets are excluded; gifted or inherited assets take the transferor's acquisition date. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/43/01022.htm |
| conformity | Loss carryforward | Conforms to IRC §1212 indefinite federal carryforward applies; rule ties for all-LT estimand | sources (1)IRC §1212(b) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2025 IRC §1212(b): capital losses carry forward only for non-corporate taxpayers; no carryback In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, if there is a net capital loss for any taxable year: (1) the excess of the net short-term capital loss over the net long-term capital gain for such year shall be a short-term capital loss in the succeeding taxable year, and (2) the excess of the net long-term capital loss over the net short-term capital gain for such year shall be a long-term capital loss in the succeeding taxable year. Note: IRC §1212(b) limits non-corporate taxpayers to carrying losses forward only ('succeeding taxable year'). IRC §1212(a), which allows a 3-year carryback, applies only to corporations. For conformity states, the federal carryforward amount flows to the state return unchanged. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1212&num=0&edition=prelim |
| muni-instate | In-state muni bond interest | Exempt: ARS §43-1021(3) add-back applies only to bonds of states outside Arizona; AZ bonds not added back | sources (1)ARS §43-1021(3) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-18 · TY 2025 AZ taxes out-of-state muni bond interest; AZ-issued bonds exempt by negative implication of ARS §43-1021(3) The amount of interest income received on obligations of any state, territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, located outside of this state. Note: ARS §43-1021(3) adds back interest on bonds of states OTHER than Arizona. Arizona bonds are exempt by negative implication. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/43/01021.htm |
| muni-outstate | Out-of-state muni bond interest | Taxable: ARS §43-1021(3) requires addition of out-of-state muni interest to Arizona income | sources (1)ARS §43-1021(3) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-18 · TY 2025 AZ taxes out-of-state muni bond interest; AZ-issued bonds exempt by negative implication of ARS §43-1021(3) The amount of interest income received on obligations of any state, territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, located outside of this state. Note: ARS §43-1021(3) adds back interest on bonds of states OTHER than Arizona. Arizona bonds are exempt by negative implication. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/43/01021.htm |
| qoz-conformity | QOZ conformity (IRC §1400Z-2) | Conforms to IRC §1400Z-2 QOZ gain deferral and 10-year exclusion via fixed-date IRC conformity (January 1, 2025) | sources (1)Ariz. Rev. Stat. §43-105; §§43-1021, 43-1022 · high confidence · as of 2026-07-22 · TY 2025 Arizona conforms to IRC §1400Z-2 QOZ gain deferral and exclusion For the purposes of computing income tax pursuant to this title, for taxable years beginning from and after December 31, 2024, "internal revenue code" means the United States internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, in effect on January 1, 2025, including those provisions that became effective during 2024 with the specific adoption of all retroactive effective dates, but excluding any changes to the code enacted after January 1, 2025. Note: Arizona fixed-date IRC conformity (§43-105(A)): the Code in effect on January 1, 2025, for tax years after Dec 31, 2024, so §1400Z-2 is incorporated without addback. The prior quote invented a 'For the purposes of title 43' lead-in and dropped the taxable-year limitation. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/43/00105.htm |
| qsbs-conformity | QSBS conformity (IRC §1202) | Conforms to IRC §1202 QSBS gain exclusion via explicit subtraction under ARS §43-1022(36) | sources (1)Ariz. Rev. Stat. §43-1022(36) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-19 · TY 2025 Arizona conforms to IRC §1202 QSBS gain exclusion via explicit subtraction The amount of any gain excluded from gross income under section 1202 of the internal revenue code. Note: ARS §43-1022(36) provides an explicit subtraction for federally excluded QSBS gain under IRC §1202. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/43/01022.htm |
| agency-obligations | FNMA/FHLMC bond interest | Taxable: ARS §43-1022(20) subtraction requires interest be 'exempt from income taxes under the laws of the United States'; FNMA/FHLMC have no federal bondholder exemption statute | sources (1)ARS §43-1022(20) · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-20 · TY 2025 Arizona subtraction for U.S. obligation interest requires exemption from state income taxation under federal law; FNMA and FHLMC have no such federal bondholder exemption From Arizona gross income subtract interest income on obligations of the United States that are exempt from income taxes under the laws of the United States. Note: FNMA (12 U.S.C. §§1719(e), 1723a(c)) and FHLMC (12 U.S.C. §1455(a)) have no bondholder exemption from state income taxes; the statutory language protects only the corporation. ARS §43-1022(20) requires the obligations be 'exempt from income taxes under the laws of the United States'; FNMA/FHLMC cannot meet this standard. No AZ DOR named-entity ruling found; confidence: medium. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/43/01022.htm |
| dividend-qualified | Qualified dividend rate (IRC §1(h)(11)) | Ordinary rate: Arizona has no IRC §1(h)(11) preferential rate for qualified dividends | sources (1)A.R.S. §43-1011; 2025 Form 140EZi Instructions · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-10 · TY 2025 Arizona flat income tax rate is 2.5% on Arizona taxable income (TY2025) Multiply line 8 by 2.5 percent. Enter the result on line 9. Note: Applies to all filing statuses (flat rate). Standard deduction $31,500 MFJ (OBBBA-conformed; TF showed stale figure). https://azdor.gov/sites/default/files/document/FORMS_INDIVIDUAL_2025_140EZi.pdf |
| treasury | U.S. Treasury interest | Exempt: 31 U.S.C. §3124(a) prohibits state taxation of U.S. government obligations (T-bills, T-notes, T-bonds, TIPS, I-bonds) | sources (1)31 U.S.C. §3124(a) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-20 · TY 2025 U.S. Treasury interest exempt from Arizona income tax: 31 U.S.C. §3124(a) prohibits state taxation of U.S. government obligations Stocks and obligations of the United States Government are exempt from taxation by a State or political subdivision of a State. The exemption applies to each form of taxation that would require the obligation, the interest on the obligation, or both, to be considered in computing a tax. Note: 31 U.S.C. §3124(a) preempts state income taxation of U.S. government obligations. Covers T-bills, T-notes, T-bonds, TIPS, and I-bonds. Most states allow a deduction or subtraction by statute cross-referencing this federal preemption. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3124 |
| fhlb-ffcb | FHLB and FFCB bond interest | Exempt: 12 U.S.C. §1433 (Federal Home Loan Bank Act) and 12 U.S.C. §2023 (Farm Credit Act) mandate state tax exemption for FHLB and FFCB securities | sources (2)12 U.S.C. §1433 (Federal Home Loan Bank Act) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-20 · TY 2025 FHLB and FFCB bond interest exempt from Arizona income tax: federal enabling statutes mandate state tax exemption Any security issued under this chapter by a Federal home loan bank, including the stock thereof, shall be exempt from taxation, except taxes upon real estate, by any State, county, municipality, or local taxing authority. Note: 12 U.S.C. §1433 (FHLB) and 12 U.S.C. §2023 (FFCB/Farm Credit Act) both mandate state tax exemption for securities issued under their chapters. Contrasts with FNMA (12 U.S.C. §§1719(e), 1723a(c)) and FHLMC (12 U.S.C. §1455(a)) which have no bondholder exemption statute and whose interest is taxable by income-tax states. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1433&num=0&edition=prelim12 U.S.C. §2023 (Farm Credit Act) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-20 · TY 2025 Farm Credit Act: notes, bonds, debentures, and other obligations of Farm Credit Banks are instrumentalities of the United States exempt from all State, municipal, and local taxation The mortgages held by the Farm Credit Banks and the notes, bonds, debentures, and other obligations issued by the banks shall be considered and held to be instrumentalities of the United States and, as such, they and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all Federal, State, municipal, and local taxation, other than Federal income tax liability of the holder thereof under the Public Debt Act of 1941 (31 U.S.C. 3124). Note: 12 U.S.C. §2023 explicitly covers 'the income therefrom' (i.e., interest payments to bondholders), exempting it from all State and local taxation. The only carve-out is federal income tax on the holder. Parallel to 12 U.S.C. §1433 (FHLB Act), which exempts FHLB securities from state taxation. Together §1433 and §2023 mandate state and local tax exemption for both FHLB and FFCB bond interest. Shared across all jurisdictions: a single object reference satisfies buildCitationIndex() identity check. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section2023&num=0&edition=prelim |
| carryback | Capital loss carryback | None: IRC §1212(b) provides carryforward only for non-corporate taxpayers; no carryback to prior years | sources (1)IRC §1212(b) · high confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2025 IRC §1212(b): capital losses carry forward only for non-corporate taxpayers; no carryback In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, if there is a net capital loss for any taxable year: (1) the excess of the net short-term capital loss over the net long-term capital gain for such year shall be a short-term capital loss in the succeeding taxable year, and (2) the excess of the net long-term capital loss over the net short-term capital gain for such year shall be a long-term capital loss in the succeeding taxable year. Note: IRC §1212(b) limits non-corporate taxpayers to carrying losses forward only ('succeeding taxable year'). IRC §1212(a), which allows a 3-year carryback, applies only to corporations. For conformity states, the federal carryforward amount flows to the state return unchanged. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1212&num=0&edition=prelim |
| filing-status-flat | Filing status affects tax owed | No: flat 2.5% rate on Arizona taxable income regardless of filing status (A.R.S. §43-1011; 2025 Form 140EZi instructions) | sources (1)A.R.S. §43-1011; 2025 Form 140EZi Instructions · medium confidence · as of 2026-06-10 · TY 2025 Arizona flat income tax rate is 2.5% on Arizona taxable income (TY2025) Multiply line 8 by 2.5 percent. Enter the result on line 9. Note: Applies to all filing statuses (flat rate). Standard deduction $31,500 MFJ (OBBBA-conformed; TF showed stale figure). https://azdor.gov/sites/default/files/document/FORMS_INDIVIDUAL_2025_140EZi.pdf |
| community-property | Community property state | Community property state: property acquired during marriage is community property; each spouse owns one-half (A.R.S. § 25-211); each spouse reports one-half of community income for AZ income tax purposes | sources (1)A.R.S. § 25-211 · high confidence · as of 2026-06-21 · TY 2025 Arizona is a community property state: all property acquired during marriage is community property unless acquired by gift or inheritance (A.R.S. § 25-211) All property acquired by either husband or wife during the marriage is the community property of the husband and wife except for property that is: 1. Acquired by gift, devise or descent. Note: Arizona adopted community property law at statehood. A.R.S. § 25-211 is the principal community property statute. Federal income tax treatment: each spouse is taxed on one-half of community income (IRC § 66 for spouses living apart). Arizona follows federal treatment for state income tax purposes. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/25/00211.htm |
| migration-loss-conformity | Migration loss carryforward conformity | Disallowed (structural inference): Arizona Form 140PY computes the Arizona column from Arizona-source and resident amounts only, so a pre-residency federal capital-loss carryforward recomputes to zero and cannot offset post-residency Arizona gains. | sources (1)Arizona Form 140PY Instructions (part-year resident, Arizona column) · medium confidence · as of 2026-07-03 · TY 2025 Arizona part-year return computes the Arizona column from Arizona-source/resident amounts only, recomputing an imported capital-loss carryforward In the Arizona column, enter the amount of net gain or (loss) on line 20 only from the following: Any gain or (loss) on property sold while an Arizona resident if you included the amount as income on your 2025 federal return. Note: Arizona Form 140PY builds the Arizona column from Arizona-resident/Arizona-source amounts only, so a capital-loss carryforward generated before Arizona residency recomputes in the Arizona column and cannot offset post-residency Arizona gains. Quote is the line 20 (capital gain or loss) instruction, verbatim from the live 2025 140PY instructions PDF (fetched via curl). No published ruling addresses the imported federal section 1212 carryforward directly, so the carryforward application remains a structural inference. https://azdor.gov/sites/default/files/document/FORMS_INDIVIDUAL_2025_140PYi_0.pdf |