Ariz. Admin. Code § 15-3-314

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section R15-3-314 - Sales in Interstate or Foreign Commerce

Tobacco products sold by licensed distributors to purchasers located outside the state are exempt from tobacco taxes if the following conditions are met:

1. The distributor ships or delivers the tobacco products to a location outside the state for use outside the state;

2. The distributor files with the Department the applicable monthly return or report for the tobacco products being sold, in the form and manner required by the Department;

3. In the appropriate section of the return or report filed under subsection (2), the distributor indicates the amount of out-of-state sales and the party to whom the sales were made;

4. The distributor provides to the Department a copy of either the invoice issued by the distributor to the out-of-state party to whom the sales were made or a copy of the return or report filed with the taxing authority of the state of destination of the cigarettes or other tobacco products; and

5. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-3405, the distributor retains one copy of each return or report for four years following the close of the calendar year in which the tobacco products are sold.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R15-3-314

Adopted effective March 18, 1981 (Supp. 81-2). Former Section R15-3-314 renumbered to R15-3-311, new Section R15-3-314 renumbered from R15-3-319 and amended effective June 20, 1990 (Supp. 90-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 2168, effective June 15, 1999 (Supp. 99-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 4410, effective January 3, 2009 (Supp. 08-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 1844, effective 6/24/2016.