City of Flagstaff Sales Tax Rate Changes July 1st

On July 1st, 2019 the City of Flagstaff’s sales tax rate increases to 2.281%. Please make software and manual adjustments to accommodate this change so your customers will be charged the correct rate.

Combined with other state and county tax rates, the combined total tax rate will be:

Retail: 9.181%
BBB Retail: 11.181%
Contracting: 5.968%

For City of Flagstaff Sales Tax details and contact information:
City of Flagstaff Sales Tax Division

Update to Minimum Wage Law in Flagstaff – $10.50/hour July 1st

MINIMUM WAGE Increase Modified: Flagstaff City Council voted March 21, 2017 to amend Proposition 414, passed by Flagstaff voters in the November 2016 election, delaying full  implementation of the minimum wage increase. All Flagstaff employees must be paid at least $10.50/hour beginning July 1st, 2017.

Originally tied to the State of Arizona’s Minimum Wage, Proposition 414 passed by voters required Flagstaff employers to pay their employees at least $2 more than the minimum wage in effect at the state level. The state minimum wage was increased in January to $10/hour and Flagstaff’s minimum wage law increase has an implementation date of July 1, 2017.

Flagstaff’s Minimum Wage Update

The Flagstaff City Council will meet on February 14th, 6:00 pm, for a special meeting to consider Proposition 414 options. This controversial, voter-approved minimum wage increase (staged increase to $15/hour) has created division in our Flagstaff community.

For a discussion of the options on the table, take a look at the AZ Daily Sun’s write-up January 15, 2017: http://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/three-groups-battle-over-new-flagstaff-minimum-wage/article_1537f5db-2163-5b24-b78f-c0137cfc8d49.html

If you have any questions regarding how this law might affect your business and payroll requirements, please call my Flagstaff CPA office at 928-774-0440.