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Local Taxes & Fees in Glendale, AZ (2026)

1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Glendale, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Business Tax Classification

Glendale taxes business activity under Chapter 21.1, Article IV of its Code, sorting every taxpayer into one of roughly two dozen named classifications, advertising, amusements, construction contracting, hotels, restaurants and bars, retail sales, real and personal property rental, telecommunications, and more, each carrying its own rate, exemptions, and reporting rules enforced by the Tax Collector.

Glendale Business Privilege Tax Classifications

Some Restrictions

Glendale Code of Ordinances § 21.1-400

(a)There are hereby levied and imposed, subject to all other provisions of this Chapter, the following Privilege Taxes for the purpose of raising revenue to be used in defraying the necessary expenses of the City, such taxes to be collected by the Tax Collector:(1)A Privilege Tax upon persons on account of their business activities, to the extent provided elsewhere in this Article, to be measur...

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