Local Taxes & Fees in Mesa, AZ (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Mesa, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Business Tax Classification
Mesa does not charge one flat business tax rate. Title 5, Chapter 10 imposes a local privilege (sales) tax measured by gross income, and sorts every business into one of roughly eighteen activity-specific classifications, retail, restaurants, contracting, hotels, rentals, utilities and more, each with its own rate, deductions and exemptions under Section 5-10-400 and the sections after it.
Mesa Business Tax Activity Classifications
Some RestrictionsMesa City Code, Title 5, Chapter 10, § 5-10-400
(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.Privilege Tax upon persons on account of their business activities to the extent provided elsewhere in this Article, to be measured b...
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