§ 26-74-501 - Levy of tax. - Arkansas Statutes

26-74-501. Levy of tax.

Any county which does not levy a tax under 14-20-112, county gross receipts tax on hotels and restaurants, and where there is not located a city which levies a tax under 26-75-602 or 26-75-701, by either an ordinance of the county quorum court or through petition pursuant to 26-74-502(a) may levy a tax in the amount necessary for the payment of bonds issued or indebtedness incurred by the county public facilities board for the purposes prescribed in this subchapter, but in no event to exceed two percent (2%) upon the gross receipts or gross proceeds from either or both of the following:

(1) Gross receipts or gross proceeds from the renting, leasing, or otherwise furnishing of hotel, motel, or short term condominium rental accommodations for sleeping, meeting, or party room facilities for profit in such city, but such accommodations shall not include the rental or lease of such accommodations for periods of thirty (30) days or more; and

(2) Portions of gross receipts or gross proceeds received by restaurants, cafes, cafeterias, delis, drive-in restaurants, carry-out restaurants, concession stands, convenience stores, grocery store-restaurants, and similar businesses as shall be defined in the levying ordinance, from the sale of prepared food and beverages for on-premises or off-premises consumption, but such tax shall not apply to such gross receipts or gross proceeds of fraternal organizations qualified under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3).