Educational Arkansas registry profile · verify current state, local, and platform authority

Arkansas Short-Term Rental Lodging-Tax Profile & Estimator.

Review recorded state and local rate inputs, citations, and remittance-model assumptions for Arkansas. Verify current treatment with the relevant agencies, platforms, and a tax professional.

Registry State-Rate Input6.5% Sales+2% Lodging
Registry Local-Tax LabelTourism Tax & Local Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Tax
Recorded Local Range1% – 5%
Registry Agency ReferenceArkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

State profile: review possible host local remittance requirements in Arkansas

This registry profile supplies an educational remittance-model assumption. Verify actual platform coverage, registration, filing, collection, and payment requirements before use.

Registry SST Field: Yes (Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement)Registry Citation: Ark. Code Ann. § 26-52-301Registry Record Date: 2026-01-15

Educational tax model

Interactive Arkansas Lodging-Tax Scenario Estimator.

Test reservation scenarios, select destination city presets, and compare assumed platform and host collection amounts for professional review.

1. Reservation & destination parameters

2. Modeled tax amount breakdown

Modeled Lodging-Tax Amount$0.000.0% Modeled Effective Rate
Modeled Host Collection Amount$0.00Verify local collection and remittance requirements
Entered Lodging Base:$2,700.00
Modeled State Amount (0%):$0.00
Modeled Local Tourism Tax & Local Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Tax Amount (0%):$0.00
Modeled Guest Invoice Amount:$0.00
Modeled Platform Collection Amount:$0.00

Illustrative Double-Entry Record — Review Required

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Registry source review

Arkansas Lodging-Tax Registry Inputs & References.

Recorded State-Level Rate Inputs

The registry records Ark. Code Ann. § 26-52-301, a state-rate input of 6.5%, and an additional recorded lodging-rate input of 2% for this educational profile. Verify applicable tax types, rates, stay definitions, exemptions, effective dates, and local rules with the relevant agencies.

Cleaning fees, linen charges, and guest-service amounts may receive different treatment. This calculator includes the entered cleaning amount in its model and does not determine taxability.

Recorded Local Tourism Tax & Local Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Tax Inputs

The registry records a local range of 1% to 5% for educational comparison. Verify the property address, applicable districts, tax base, rate, and effective date locally.

This jurisdiction profile models separate local administration. Verify registration, filing, collection, and remittance requirements with the relevant agencies and a tax professional.

Recorded Arkansas Destination Scenarios

Destination MarketJurisdiction / CountyRecorded Local-Rate InputRecorded Combined-Rate InputRegistry Local Citation
Hot Springs (13.5%)Garland County5%13.5%Hot Springs A&P Code § 3-1
Eureka Springs (12.5%)Carroll County4%12.5%Eureka Springs CAPC Regs
Little Rock (12.0%)Pulaski County3.5%12%Little Rock LRCVB Tax

Registration and records questions

Registration, Form & Record References for Arkansas Review.

Registry Registration & Form References

Review registration, account, license, form, frequency, deadline, and zero-return requirements directly with the relevant state and local agencies.

DFA Form ET-1 Local Municipal A&P Tax Return

Source-Record Reconciliation Questions

Review gross receipts, platform records, tax amounts, filings, payments, and retention periods with your accountant and the relevant agencies.

  • Compare gross reporting and payouts: Reconcile source statements, payment reporting, deposits, refunds, fees, and tax components with your accountant.
  • Review lodging-tax source records: Retain available platform and agency evidence and confirm its treatment with your accountant.
  • Confirm retention periods: Ask the relevant agencies and your advisers which records and time periods apply to your facts.

Source-linked lodging-tax bookkeeping

Review Arkansas lodging-tax components with source records.

Roxby preserves available lodging-tax components from supported statements for bookkeeping review; it does not determine local filing or remittance obligations.