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ARKANSAS Sales & Use Tax Rate Changes Effective January 1, 2020
ARKANSAS Seller's permit
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As opposed to other states, Arkansas charges a 1.5% reduced rate on the purchase of groceries and, in addition, some services in Arkansas are subject to Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) .
In Arkansas, the Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) is 6.5% from the sales of tangible personal property and selected services.
Arkansas Seller's permit :
Personally property such as merchandise sold in AR is taxable.
So you need a Seller's permit if you are a merchant.
In addition, some services are taxable as well.
Services Taxed in Arkansas
NOTE THAT "E" MEANS THAT THERE IS NO TAX FOR THE SERVICE:
State Tax Rates
Statewide Tax RatesCode Effective DateRate
State Sales and Use Tax-07/01/20136.500%
State Reduced Food Tax-07/01/20111.500%
State Electricity Manufacturing Tax-07/01/20134.750%
State Manufacturing Utility Tax-07/01/20133.250%
Aviation Sales and Use Tax-07/01/20136.500%
Mixed Drink Tax80-2101/01/198810.000%
Additional Mixed Drink Tax80-0407/01/19894.000%
Liquor Excise Tax80-2003/19/19513.000%
Parks and Tourism Tax80-0107/01/19892.000%
Short Term Rental Tax80-0307/01/19891.000%
Residential Moving Tax80-0507/01/19934.500%
Wholesale Vending Tax80-1607/01/20047.000%
Long Term Rental Vehicle Tax80-0707/01/19971.500%
Short Term Rental Vehicle Tax80-1207/01/200110.000%
Beer Excise Tax80-2307/31/20071.000%
Services Taxed in Arkansas
NOTE THAT "E" MEANS THAT THERE IS NO TAX FOR THE SERVICE:
ServiceTax RateNotes
001 - Soil prep., custom baling, other ag. servicesE
002 - Veterinary services (both large and small animal)E
003 - Horse boarding and training (not race horses)E
004 - Pet grooming6see note
005 - Landscaping services (including lawn care)6see note
006 - Metal, non-metal and coal mining servicesE
007 - Seismograph & Geophysical ServicesE
008 - Oil Field ServicesEsee note
009 - Typesetting service; platemaking for the print tradeE
010 - Gross Income of Construction ContractorsE
011 - Carpentry, painting, plumbing and similar trades.E
012 - Construction service (grading, excavating, etc.)E
013 - Water well drillingE
014 - Income from intrastate transportation of personsE
015 - Local transit (intra-city) busesE
016 - Income from taxi operationsE
017 - Intrastate courier serviceE
018 - Interstate air courier (billed in-state)E
019 - Automotive storage6
020 - Food storageEsee note
021 - Fur storage6
022 - Household goods storageEsee note
023 - Mini -storage6
024 - Cold storageEsee note
025 - Marina Service (docking, storage, cleaning, repair)6
026 - Marine towing service (incl. tugboats)E
027 - Travel agent servicesE
028 - Packing and cratingE
029 - Intrastate telephone & telegraph6see note
030 - Interstate telephone & telegraph6see note
031 - Cellular telephone services6
032 - Electricity6see note
033 - Water6
034 - Natural gas6see note
035 - Other fuel (including heating oil)6
036 - Sewer and refuse, industrial6see note
037 - Intrastate telephone & telegraph6see note
038 - Interstate telephone & telegraph6see note
039 - Cellular telephone services6
040 - Electricity6see note
041 - Water6
042 - Natural gas6
043 - Other fuel (including heating oil)6
044 - Sewer and refuse, residential6see note
045 - Service charges of banking institutionsE
046 - Insurance servicesE
047 - Investment counselingE
048 - Loan broker feesE
049 - Property sales agents (real estate or personal)E
050 - Real estate management fees (rental agents)E
051 - Real estate title abstract servicesE
052 - Tickertape reporting (financial reporting)E
053 - Barber shops and beauty parlorsE
054 - Carpet and upholstery cleaning6
055 - Dating servicesE
056 - Debt counselingE
057 - Diaper serviceEsee note
058 - Income from funeral servicesEsee note
059 - Fishing and hunting guide servicesEsee note
060 - Garment services (altering & repairing)E
061 - Gift and package wrapping serviceE
062 - Health clubs, tanning parlors, reducing salons6see note
063 - Laundry and dry cleaning services, coin-opE
064 - Laundry and dry cleaning services, non-coin op6
065 - Massage servicesE
066 - 900 Number services6
067 - Personal instruction (dance, golf, tennis, etc.)E
068 - Shoe repair6
069 - Swimming pool cleaning & maintenance6
070 - Tax return preparationE
071 - Tuxedo rental7see note
072 - Water softening and conditioningE
073 - BillboardsE
074 - Radio & television, national advertisingE
075 - Radio & television, local advertisingE
076 - NewspaperE
077 - MagazineE
078 - Advertising agency fees (not ad placement)E
079 - Armored car services6
080 - Bail bond feesE
081 - Check & debt collectionE
082 - Commercial art and graphic design.E
083 - Commercial linen supply6see note
084 - Credit information, credit bureausE
085 - Employment agenciesE
086 - Interior design and decoratingE
087 - Maintenance and janitorial services6
088 - Lobbying and consultingE
089 - MarketingE
090 - Packing and cratingE
091 - Exterminating (includes termite services)6
092 - Photocopying services6see note
093 - Photo finishing6
094 - Printing6
095 - Private investigation (detective) servicesE
096 - Process server feesE
097 - Public relations, management consultingE
098 - Secretarial and court reporting servicesE
099 - Security services6see note
100 - Sign construction and installation6see note
101 - Telemarketing services on contractE
102 - Telephone answering service6
103 - Temporary help agenciesE
104 - Test laboratories (excluding medical)E
105 - Tire recapping and repairing6
106 - Window cleaning6
107 - Software - package or canned program6
108 - Software - modifications to canned programE
109 - Software - custom programs - material6
110 - Software - custom programs - professional serv.Esee note
111 - Internet Service Providers-DialupE
112 - Internet Service Providers-DSL or other broadbandE
113 - Information servicesE
114 - Data processing servicesE
115 - Mainframe computer access and processing serv.E
116 - Online Data processing services NewE
117 - Software - Downloaded NewE
118 - Books - Downloaded NewE
119 - Music - Downloaded NewE
120 - Movies/Digital Video - Downloaded New6
121 - Other Electronic Goods - Downloaded NewE
122 - Automotive washing and waxing.6see note
123 - Automotive road service and towing services6see note
124 - Auto service. except repairs, incl. painting & lube6see note
125 - Parking lots & garages6
126 - Automotive rustproofing & undercoating.6
127 - Pari-mutuel racing events.8see note
128 - Amusement park admission & rides8see note
129 - Billiard parlors6
130 - Bowling alleys6
131 - Cable TV services6
132 - Direct Satellite TV6
133 - Circuses and fairs -- admission and games6see note
134 - Coin operated video games6
135 - Admission to school and college sports eventsE
136 - Membership fees in private clubs.Esee note
137 - Admission to cultural events6
138 - Pinball and other mechanical amusements6
139 - Admission to professional sports events6
140 - Rental of films and tapes by theatersE
141 - Rental of video tapes for home viewing7see note
142 - Accounting and bookkeepingE
143 - ArchitectsE
144 - AttorneysE
145 - DentistsE
146 - EngineersE
147 - Land surveyingE
148 - Medical test laboratoriesE
149 - Nursing services out-of-hospitalE
150 - PhysiciansE
151 - Personal property, short term (generally)7see note
152 - Personal property, long term (generally)6see note
153 - Bulldozers, draglines and const. mach., short term7see note
154 - Bulldozers, draglines and const. mach., long term6see note
155 - Rental of hand tools to licensed contractors.7see note
156 - Short term automobile rental16see note
157 - Long term automobile lease7.5see note
158 - Limousine service (with driver)E
159 - Aircraft rental to individual pilots, short term7see note
160 - Aircraft rental to individual pilots, long term6see note
161 - Chartered flights (with pilot)E
162 - Hotels, motels, lodging houses8see note
163 - Trailer parks - overnight8see note
164 - Custom fabrication laborEsee note
165 - Repair material, generally6
166 - Repair labor, generally6see note
167 - Labor charges on repair of aircraft6see note
168 - Labor charges - repairs to interstate vessels6see note
169 - Labor charges - repairs to intrastate vessels6see note
170 - Labor - repairs to commercial fishing vessels6see note
171 - Labor charges on repairs to railroad rolling stock6see note
172 - Labor charges on repairs to motor vehicles6
173 - Labor on radio/TV repairs; other electronic equip.6
174 - Labor charges - repairs other tangible property6see note
175 - Labor - repairs or remodeling of real propertyE
176 - Labor charges on repairs delivered under warrantyEsee note
177 - Service contracts sold at the time of sale of TPP.6see note
178 - Installation charges by persons selling propertyEsee note
179 - Installation charges - other than seller of goodsEsee note
180 - Custom processing (on customers property)E
181 - Custom meat slaughtering, cutting and wrappingE
182 - TaxidermyE
183 - Welding labor (fabrication and repair)6 |