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§ 26-75-312 - Collection of tax.

26-75-312. Collection of tax.

(a) (1) In each city in which a local sales and use tax has been imposed in the manner provided by this subchapter, every retailer shall add the tax imposed by the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act of 1941, 26-52-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Compensating Tax Act of 1949, 26-53-101 et seq., and the tax imposed by this subchapter to his or her sale price, and when added, the combined tax shall:

(A) Constitute a part of the price;

(B) Be a debt of the purchaser to the retailer until paid; and

(C) Be recoverable at law in the same manner as the purchase price.

(2) When the sale price in the city shall involve a fraction of a dollar, the two (2) combined taxes shall be added to the sale price.

(3) A retailer shall be entitled to the same discount with respect to tax remitted under this subchapter as is authorized for the collection and remission of gross receipts taxes to the State of Arkansas in 26-52-503.

(b) (1) Any fraction of one cent (1cent(s)) of tax that is less than one-half of one cent (1/2cent(s)) shall not be collected.

(2) Any fraction of one cent (1cent(s)) of tax equal to one-half of one cent (1/2cent(s)) or more shall be collected as a whole one cent (1cent(s)) of tax.

(c) In the event the General Assembly or the electors of the state shall either increase or decrease the rate of the state gross receipts tax, the combined rate of state tax and the local sales tax shall be the sum of the two (2) rates.

(d) (1) Each vendor who is liable for one (1) or more city sales or use taxes shall report a combined city sales tax and a combined city use tax on the vendor's sales and use tax report.

(2) (A) The combined city sales tax is equal to the sum of all sales taxes levied by a city under this subchapter or any other provision of the Arkansas Code.

(B) The combined city use tax is equal to the sum of all use taxes levied by a city under this subchapter or any other provision of the Arkansas Code.

(3) This subsection applies only to taxes collected by the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration.

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