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Opinions in Arizona that cite Arizona State Tax Commission v. Staggs Realty Corp., 337 P.2d 281.
- 9w Halo v. Ador Ariz. 2026
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9w Halo v. Ador
Ariz. 2026
h 5 9W HALO V. ADOR Opinion of the Court also aligns with this Court’s directive that, in tax cases, it is important to “gain the[] fair meaning” of the statute’s words to avoid gathering “new objects of taxation by strained construction or implication.” Ariz. State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp.
- A & P Ranch Ltd v. Cochise County Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2025
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A & P Ranch Ltd v. Cochise County
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2025
“[S]uch words will be read to gain their fair meaning, but not to gather new objects of taxation by strained construction or implication.” Ariz. State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp.
- Vangilder v. Pinal County Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2020
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Vangilder v. Pinal County
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2020
Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp.
- City of Phoenix v. Orbitz Worldwide Ariz. 2019
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City of Phoenix v. Orbitz Worldwide
Ariz. 2019
Inc. v. Ariz. State Tax Comm’n, see also City of Peoria v. Brink’s Home Sec., Inc., ¶ 6 (2011) (“We read tax provisions ‘to gain their fair meaning, but not to gather new objects of taxation by strained construction or implication.’” (quoting Ariz. State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp., )).
- Ziegfield v. Ador Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
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Ziegfield v. Ador
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
When interpreting tax statutes, we “begin with the words of the operative statute.” Ariz. State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp.
- Val-Pak East Valley, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Revenue 272 P.3d 1055 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
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Val-Pak East Valley, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Revenue
272 P.3d 1055
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
In so doing, we read the statutory provisions “ ‘to gain their fair meaning, but not to gather new objects of taxation by strained construction or implication.’” Brink’s Home Sec., 226 Ariz. at 333, ¶ 6 , 247 P.3d at 1003 (quoting Ariz. State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp., , ).
- City of Peoria v. BRINK'S HOME SECURITY, INC. 247 P.3d 1002 Ariz. 2011
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City of Peoria v. BRINK'S HOME SECURITY, INC.
247 P.3d 1002
Ariz. 2011
¶6 “[I]t is especially important in tax cases to begin with the words of the operative statute.” Arizona State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp.
- Arizona Department of Revenue v. Action Marine, Inc. 161 P.3d 1248 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2007
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Arizona Department of Revenue v. Action Marine, Inc.
161 P.3d 1248
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2007
For example, in construing tax statutes, we must be careful “to gain their fair meaning, but not to gather new objects of taxation by strained construction or implication.” Qwest Dex, Inc. v. Ariz. Dep’t of Revenue, ¶ 9 , (citing Ariz. State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp., , ).
- Qwest Dex, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Revenue 109 P.3d 118 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2005
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Qwest Dex, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Revenue
109 P.3d 118
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2005
We read the statutes’ words “to gain their fair meaning, but not to gather new objects of taxation by strained construction or implication.” Arizona State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp.
- Wilderness World, Inc. v. Department of Revenue 895 P.2d 108 Ariz. 1995
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Wilderness World, Inc. v. Department of Revenue
895 P.2d 108
Ariz. 1995
Inc. v. Tax Comm’n, , (stating that “words will be read to gain their fair meaning, but not to gather new objects of taxation by strained construction or implication”), quoting Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp.
- Wilderness World Inc. v. Arizona Department of Revenue 882 P.2d 1281 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
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Wilderness World Inc. v. Arizona Department of Revenue
882 P.2d 1281
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
See Arizona State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp., , Alvord v. State Tax Comm’n
- SDC Management, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Arizona Department of Revenue 808 P.2d 1243 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1991
- SDC Management, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Arizona Department of Revenue 808 P.2d 1243 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1991
- Hibbs v. Chandler Ginning Co. 790 P.2d 297 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1990
- Hibbs v. Chandler Ginning Co. 790 P.2d 297 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1990
- Kitchell Contractors, Inc. v. City of Phoenix 726 P.2d 236 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1986
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Kitchell Contractors, Inc. v. City of Phoenix
726 P.2d 236
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1986
In this review process, , : “[I]t is especially important in tax cases to begin with the words of the operative statute.
- Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District v. City of Tempe 708 P.2d 1335 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1985
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Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District v. City of Tempe
708 P.2d 1335
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1985
We are guided in the construction of a , : First, it is especially important in tax cases to begin with the words of the operative statute.
- City of Phoenix v. Santa Anita Development Corp. 685 P.2d 1331 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1984
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City of Phoenix v. Santa Anita Development Corp.
685 P.2d 1331
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1984
Arizona State Tax Comm’n v. Staggs Realty Corp.
- State ex rel. Arizona Department of Revenue v. Chastain Builders, Inc. 669 P.2d 1017 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1983
- State ex rel. Arizona Department of Revenue v. Chastain Builders, Inc. 669 P.2d 1017 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1983
- Knoell Bros. Const. v. State, Dept. of Rev. 644 P.2d 905 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1982
- Knoell Bros. Const. v. State, Dept. of Rev. 644 P.2d 905 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1982
- Wenner v. Dayton-Hudson Corp. 598 P.2d 1022 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1979
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Wenner v. Dayton-Hudson Corp.
598 P.2d 1022
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1979
v. Staggs Realty Corp., , the Supreme Court stated that, “it is especially important in tax cases to begin with the words of the operative statute.
- Arizona Department of Revenue v. Maricopa County 587 P.2d 252 Ariz. 1978
- Arizona Department of Revenue v. Maricopa County 587 P.2d 252 Ariz. 1978
- State Tax Commission v. Peck 468 P.2d 941 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1970
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State Tax Commission v. Peck
468 P.2d 941
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1970
3 The words “ * * * will be read to gain their fair meaning, but not to gather new objects of taxation by strained construction or implication.”
- Ebasco Services Inc. v. Arizona State Tax Commission 459 P.2d 719 Ariz. 1969
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Ebasco Services Inc. v. Arizona State Tax Commission
459 P.2d 719
Ariz. 1969
v. Staggs Realty Corp., , we stated that, “it is especially important in tax cases to begin with the words of the operative statute.
- Miller v. Superior Court in and for County of Pima 446 P.2d 699 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1968
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Miller v. Superior Court in and for County of Pima
446 P.2d 699
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1968
the scope of the legislative definition of “contractor” has been broadened: “ * * * at least since 1933 (compare Laws of 1931, Chapter 102, Section 3, defining a contractor as a person who ‘undertakes with another’ building construction, with Laws of 1933, Chapter 104, Section 3 deleting the wor
- Campbell v. Commonwealth Plan, Inc. 422 P.2d 118 Ariz. 1966
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Campbell v. Commonwealth Plan, Inc.
422 P.2d 118
Ariz. 1966
In the most recent case cited for this proposition, , , this court stated: “First, it is especially important in tax cases to begin with the words of the operative statute.