Hotspot Question Your company has an Azure subscription named Subscription1 that contains the users shown in the following table. The company is sold to a new owner. The company needs to transfer…

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• User:
  User1User2User3User4
• Tool:
  Azure Account CenterAzure Cloud ShellAzure PowerShellAzure Security Center

Explanation

This question tests knowledge of Azure subscription ownership transfer requirements, specifically which role can perform the transfer and which tool (Azure portal) is used to accomplish it.

Approach. Only the Account Administrator of the subscription can transfer billing ownership of an Azure subscription. The Account Administrator is the user who originally signed up for the subscription and is the billing owner - this is a billing account role, not an Azure RBAC role like Owner or Contributor. The correct tool to transfer subscription ownership is the Azure Account Center (https://account.azure.com) or the Azure portal under Cost Management + Billing, NOT PowerShell, CLI, or the standard Azure portal resource management blade. The user who is the Account Administrator (typically the one who created the subscription) must initiate the transfer, and the recipient must accept via an emailed link.

Concept tested. Azure subscription billing ownership transfer requires the Account Administrator role (a billing role distinct from Azure RBAC Owner), and the transfer is initiated through the Azure Account Center or Azure portal's Cost Management + Billing section - not through PowerShell, Azure CLI, or standard RBAC management tools.

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/billing-subscription-transfer

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