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AZ-500 · Question #243

You are working for an organization managing its Azure subscription. The subscription is called Sub1 and is associated with Company1, an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant. There is another…

The correct answer is B. Identity1 and Identity2 only. To transfer ownership of Sub1, which is associated with the company1.com tenant, Admin1 can use an identity from the same tenant or an identity from another Azure AD tenant.

Submitted by noor.lb· Mar 6, 2026Secure identity and access

Question

You are working for an organization managing its Azure subscription. The subscription is called Sub1 and is associated with Company1, an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant. There is another Azure AD tenant that the organization's IT department is managing. That tenant is called corp-company1.com. A new administrator, Admin1, is hired by the organization. Admin1 has the following identities: -An account in company1.com named Identity1 -An account in corp- company1.com named Identity2 -An Outlook.com account named Identity3 You are required to transfer Sub1 ownership to Admin1. Can you identify the identities from Admin1 that might be used to transfer Sub1 ownership?

Options

  • AIdentity1 only
  • BIdentity1 and Identity2 only
  • CIdentity2 only
  • DIdentity1, Identity2, and Identity3

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    10% (4)
  • B
    81% (34)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

To transfer ownership of Sub1, which is associated with the `company1.com` tenant, Admin1 can use an identity from the same tenant or an identity from another Azure AD tenant.

AIdentity1 only

While Identity1 is valid, Identity2 from another AAD tenant can also be used for ownership transfer through Azure B2B collaboration or direct assignment.

BIdentity1 and Identity2 onlyCorrect

Identity1 is an Azure AD account within the subscription's associated tenant (`company1.com`), making it eligible for ownership. Identity2 is an Azure AD account from a different tenant (`corp-company1.com`), which can be added as a guest user or directly granted ownership roles on the subscription through Azure B2B collaboration.

CIdentity2 only

Identity1 from the primary tenant is also a valid option for ownership transfer.

DIdentity1, Identity2, and Identity3

Identity3, an Outlook.com account, is a Microsoft account and is generally not recommended or fully supported for managing corporate Azure subscription ownership in an Azure AD-centric environment.

Concept tested: Azure Subscription ownership transfer and Azure AD identity types

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

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