At the Senate hearing, ATRA's Jennifer Stielow drew attention to portions of the bill that would allow for the automatic increase from a half cent to a full cent upon expiration of other sales taxes.
Sales Tax
Arizona Daily Star
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Arizona Daily Star
Thursday, October 26, 2017
“Ever increasing rates are complicated by people’s easy access to avoid that,” Kevin McCarthy told me. “Main street businesses are put at an even further disadvantage.
Phoenix Business Journal
Friday, May 13, 2016
ATRA President Kevin McCarthy said farm equipment is generally exempted from state sales taxes, but there were concerns the Arizona Department of Revenue was going to reclassify crop dusters as aircraft, which can be subject to those levies
Arizona Capitol Times
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Arizona Tax Research Association President Kevin McCarthy said he hopes Brewer takes an across-the-board approach as well.
Cronkite News
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Jennifer Stielow, vice president of the Arizona Tax Research Association, said by implementing incentives for one industry, SB 1242 would open the door to similar requests from other sectors.
Inside Tucson Business
Friday, January 25, 2013
“We’re looking for the Legislature to study these recommendations,” McCarthy said.
The Arizona Republic
Saturday, January 19, 2013
“The great majority of city taxes are collected already by the state and audited by the state,” said Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association
The Arizona Republic
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Arizona municipalities are on edge about a proposal to change the way Arizona taxes construction materials, saying it poses a threat to city revenue.
The reform would charge sales tax on raw materials that contractors purchase at checkout rather than the existing system, which allows the state and cities to tax the final price of the project.
USA Today
Saturday, November 3, 2012
When the temporary increase took the state sales tax from 5.6% to 6.6% in 2010, many people in Arizona suspected there would be an attempt to make it permanent, said Kevin McCarthy, the president of the Arizona Tax Research Association.
You Tube
Friday, October 19, 2012
Kevin McCarthy, President of the Arizona Tax Research Association, explains why he and his organization is opposed to Arizona Proposition 204.