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City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2022-05-10)

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Council Workshop
AZ Tax Central Application
Feroz Merchhiya / Jonathan Hill / Brian O’Dell

Why Build Sales Tax App?
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Why is Sales Tax Important?
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51%
$137M
General Fund 
Revenue

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What is Sales Tax?

What is Sales Tax?
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ADOR Money and Data
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Licenses
- New Licenses
- Updated Licenses
Returns
- Tax Returns
- Deductions
Payments
- Payment Summary
- Payment Details
- Zero Filers
Funding
- Funding Summary
- Funding Details

Simplified Problems
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Data Difficulties
- Non-techies had to be techie
Typical Initial Research Time
1 – 2 hours
Auditors
Collections
Licensing

Practical Solutions
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- 50.4 million Tax Payments
- $18.1 billion Tax
- $176.3 million Audit
Statewide Data (92 Jurisdictions)
- 25.3 million Tax Returns
- $1.8 trillion Gross
- $1.0 trillion Deductions
- 5.2 million Business Names
- 3.4 million Owners
- 7.8 million Addresses

Outcomes from Solution
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Initial Research Time
- 2 – 5 minutes  (Reduced from 1 – 2 hours)
- Proactive Notifications
Ease of Use
- Jan – Mar Auditors viewed 
21,000+ Statewide Licenses
- More than all of 2019 
Taxpayer Communication
- Improved accuracy when 
communicating with taxpayer
Business Driven Innovation
- Finance Department drives innovation

Product Demo
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Product Website
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