Inventory of datasets published and accessible to the public. Used to track the performance of data publishing, metadata maintenance, as well as present an overview of what data exists on the site.

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NOTE: Effective March 1, 2019, the Mesa tax rate increased from 1.75% to 2.0%.

This dataset contains sales tax revenue for taxpayers within the City of Mesa by reporting month. Reporting month refers to the time period when the consumer activity took place and is a representation of economic activity in the city. For example, a sale registered in the month of March, appears in the reporting month March, regardless of when the payment was actually received/posted by the City. Revenues by reporting month change as audits, collections and other taxpayer payments/refunds are processed or other corrections to previous periods are received. These updates to revenues are reported to the month for which the taxable activity occurred. For these reasons, generally speaking, reporting month revenues become a more accurate reflection of consumer activity over time. For sales tax revenues reflecting posting month (accounting period when the tax revenues were posted), see "Citywide Tax Revenue by Post Month" at https://data.mesaaz.gov/Financials/Citywide-Tax-Revenue-by-Post-Month/e9zg-r4w9. Sales tax revenue includes Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) and Transient Lodging Tax (TLT). Effective January 2017, the Arizona Department of Revenue administers sales and use tax collection for all state, county and municipal taxing jurisdictions. Visit https://www.mesaaz.gov/business/tax-audit for more information about sales tax in the City of Mesa.

Listing of the adopted revenue budget, actual collected revenue tied to budgetary accounts, and year end estimates. This includes the accounting string that describes which fund, organizational department and the activity rollup of the department for the corresponding adopted budget, amended budget, and actual expenditures.

The data contained on this website is for informational purposes only and represents adopted budget, revenues, and year end estimates of the City of Mesa. The data does not include internal transfers or accounting adjustments. The data as represented is unaudited and may contain omissions. For audited financial statements please reference the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Certain Activity assignments may change mid-year. This year-to-date information is updated monthly and represents the most current activity assignment regardless of the assignment at the time of the transaction.

NOTE: Effective March 1, 2019, the Mesa tax rate increased from 1.75% to 2.0%. This dataset contains sales tax revenue for taxpayers within the City of Mesa by posting month. Posting month is the accounting period the City booked the revenues and is used for financial reporting and budgeting. For sales tax revenues reflecting consumer activity periods (period when the taxes where collected by businesses), see "Citywide Tax Revenue by Report Month" at https://data.mesaaz.gov/Financials/Citywide-Tax-Revenue-by-Report-Month/8y5v-kwui. Sales tax revenue includes Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) and Transient Lodging Tax (TLT). Effective January 2017, the Arizona Department of Revenue administers sales and use tax collection for all state, county and municipal taxing jurisdictions. Visit https://www.mesaaz.gov/business/tax-audit for more information about sales tax in the City of Mesa.

Selected American Community Survey (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs) variables from Mesa and other nearby municipalities. This dataset uses 5-year estimates, is the most reliable estimates available, inlcudes the largest sample size and provides data for all areas including census tracts. This dataset is released annually: 2009-present. This dataset is best used when precision is more important than currency, analyzing very small populations, examining tracts and other smaller geographies because 1-year estimates are not available.

Selected American Community Survey variables from Mesa and other nearby municipalities. This dataset uses 1-year estimates. For data news and release schedule see https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/data-releases.html?#

The Employment Dataset shows several current and historical annual statistics regarding the labor force, employment and unemployment in the City of Mesa and nearby municipalities.
Employment Data - Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/data/
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - https://www.bls.gov/lau/ (See for next data release dates)
To see how these terms are defined and what they include, please visit the Terms Glossary from the United State Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which can be found at the following web address: http://www.bls.gov/bls/glossary.htm

Breakdown of light rail ridership on a monthly basis per station in Mesa (data lags for approximately 30 days) and is provided by Valley Metro, an external agency who is responsible for both light rail and bus services in Mesa. For a regional view of both light rail and bus ridership, please go to their website, under their Publications/Reports section. Valley Metro uses APC (Automatic People Counter) technology to generate the number of riders that they report on.