On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey announced the 2016 Arizona Tax Recovery Program, which provides Arizona taxpayers the ability to pay any back taxes owed to the state without penalty, interest or criminal prosecution. The program will run from September 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016.
State lawmakers authorized the tax recovery program in a law adopted this past spring. This year, taxpayers may pay the tax liability in full by the end of October or pay it off in installments over a 24-month period by Oct. 31, 2018.
For further information about the program, including eligibility requirements, program application and instructions, visit the Department of Revenue Web site at www.azdor.gov/TaxRecovery.aspx or call (602) 716-6706 in metro Phoenix or toll-free (844)660-2400 from the 520 or 928 area codes.