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4.7 Department of Health. ... The following list of Arkansas state agencies includes the various Arkansas government branches and divisions. ... Sales and Use Tax ...
Since 1 January 2019, Arkansas' state sales tax on unprepared food (groceries) was reduced to 0.125% (penny per $8) from 1.5%. Sales taxes on groceries had previously been reduced to 1.5% from 2% on July 1, 2011, to 2% from 3% on July 1, 2009, and to 3% from 6% on July 1, 2007. Local sales taxes on groceries remained unchanged.
In 2007, Washington adopted the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement (SSTA), effective July 1, 2008, to simplify tax collection and improve compliance, particularly for remote and interstate sales. [14] The state also authorized a new local sales tax to support the Health Services Authority, which aimed to fund local healthcare initiatives. [15]
Along with the state sales tax, there are more than 300 local taxes in Arkansas. Cities and counties have the authority to enact additional local sales and use taxes if they are passed by the voters in their area. These local taxes have a ceiling or cap; they cannot exceed $25 for each 1% of tax assessed.
Sales and use taxes in Arkansas are voter approved and collected by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. Arkansas's statewide sales and use tax has been 6.5% since July 1, 2013. [62] Arkansas County has an additional sales and use tax of 1.0%, which has been in effect since January 1, 1998.
In early March 2020, coronavirus cases within Washington state grew along with the rest of the country. Washington State Department of Health officials requested, from the federal government's Strategic National Stockpile (the U.S. government's repository of drugs, vaccines and equipment to be used in major public health emergencies), 233,000 respirators and 200,000 surgical masks.
The lowest point in the state of Arkansas is located on the Ouachita River in Ashley County and Union County, where it flows out of Arkansas and into Louisiana. The county is located approximately 58 miles (93 km) north of Monroe, Louisiana , 118 miles (190 km) south of Little Rock , and 158 miles (254 km) northwest of Jackson, Mississippi .
Sales and use taxes in Arkansas are voter approved and collected by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. Arkansas's statewide sales and use tax has been 6.5% since July 1, 2013. [19] Marion County has an additional sales and use tax of 1.75%, which has been in effect since April 1, 2017.