How much is the cigarette tax in Arizona?

Arizona charges a state cigarette luxury tax of $2.00 per pack of 20 cigarettes. On top of that, the federal cigarette excise is about $1.01 per pack, so combined federal and state cigarette tax is roughly $3.01 per pack before any local taxes.

What are Arizona's alcohol tax rates?

Arizona's liquor excise rates are $0.16 per gallon for beer, $0.84 per gallon for wine (16% alcohol or less), and $3.00 per gallon for spirits. These are charged on the volume of alcohol sold and are built into the shelf price you pay.

Why is Arizona's alcohol tax considered low?

Arizona's spirits rate of $3.00 per gallon is well below high-tax states, and its beer rate of $0.16 per gallon is among the lowest in the nation. Because the tax is per gallon rather than a percentage, it stays flat regardless of the brand or price of the product.

Is alcohol excise tax the same as sales tax?

No. Excise tax is a per-gallon charge built into the price before you reach the register. Arizona also applies its transaction privilege (sales) tax on the retail price at checkout. The two stack, so the final cost includes both the per-gallon excise and the percentage sales tax.

How do I convert bottles to gallons for the alcohol tax?

There are 128 fluid ounces in a gallon. A standard 750 ml bottle is about 25.4 ounces, so roughly 5 bottles make a gallon. A 12-ounce beer is about 0.094 gallons. Enter your total volume in gallons and the tool applies the right per-gallon Arizona rate.

Arizona Cigarette & Alcohol Tax Calculator

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The Arizona Cigarette & Alcohol Tax Calculator shows the excise (sin) tax built into tobacco and alcohol purchases in Arizona. The state charges $2.00 per pack of cigarettes and per-gallon alcohol rates of $0.16 (beer), $0.84 (wine), and $3.00 (spirits). The tool also estimates the federal cigarette excise of about $1.01 per pack.

How it works

Each product type has its own Arizona rate applied to quantity:

cigarettes: packs x $2.00 (state) + packs x $1.01 (federal)
beer:       gallons x $0.16
wine:       gallons x $0.84
spirits:    gallons x $3.00

Excise tax is charged on volume, not price, so it is the same regardless of the brand. It is built into the shelf price; Arizona’s transaction privilege (sales) tax is then applied separately at checkout.

Example and notes

A carton of cigarettes (10 packs):

state:    10 x $2.00 = $20.00
federal:  10 x $1.01 = $10.10
combined: $30.10

One gallon of spirits: 1 x $3.00 = $3.00 Arizona excise.

Excise is per unit/volume — it does not change with the product’s price.
Sales tax applies on top of these per-unit excise taxes at the register.
A 750 ml bottle is about 0.198 gallons; 5 bottles make roughly a gallon. Runs in your browser.