Back in 2018, the Arizona Association of Realtors drafted and put 8 million dollars behind what they called “The Protect Arizona Taxpayers Act,” which really should have been called ”Protect Realtor Services from Being Taxed Act,” as they were concerned that discussion to broaden the sales tax base (actually a transaction privilege tax or TPT) could be extended to realtors, even though it had no legislative momentum. They did not write it as a narrow self-interest exclusion, but as an...
