INSTRUCTIONS: ARIZONA JOINT TAX APPLICATION (Form JT-1)

To license a new business in Arizona or change ownership on an existing business, file a form JT-1. This document can be obtained from the website of the Arizona Department of Revenue.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 1: In Section A, indicate with check marks the type of license you are seeking and the type of ownership of your business.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 2: Enter your federal employer identification number, legal business name and trade name, phone and fax number, address, email address, and physical location. Indicate whether you are located on an Indian reservation.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 3: Indicate if you are a construction contractor or if you have acquired or changed the legal form of any part of a business.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 4: Enter a description of your business, its NAICS code, and provide all information requested about owners, partners, corporate officers, members, managing members, and officials.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 5: In Section B, provide all information required in order to be granted a Transaction Privilege Tax license. Note that to determine your business class or classes on line 4, you will need to consult Schedule H, which is located on the bottom of the fourth page.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 6: In Section C, you must compute all local taxes which apply to locations in which you are doing business. Total these tax fees at the bottom of the section.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 7: Section D concerns information about state taxes withheld from worker wages and unemployment taxes paid. Include all information requested about previous business owners.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 8: At the bottom of the page, indicate whether or not you are offering unemployment insurance coverage.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 9: In Section E, you may authorize yourself or another person to work with your tax documents on the website of the Arizona Department of Revenue.

Arizona Joint Tax Application JT-1 Step 10: In Section F, one or two sole owners, partners, corporate officers, managing members, or trustees, receivers or personal representatives of an estate must type or print their names, give their title and the date, and provide a signature.