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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may:
(1) Certify service providers and automated systems to aid in the administration of sales and use tax collections; and
(2) Provide a monetary allowance to the certified service providers, certified automated systems, and to sellers that do not have a requirement to register to collect the gross receipts tax levied by the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act of 1941, § 26-52-101 et seq., or the compensating use tax levied by the Arkansas Compensating Tax Act of 1949, § 26-53-101 et seq.
(b)(1) A certified service provider or model 2 seller using a certified automated system is not liable to the State of Arkansas or its local jurisdictions for charging and collecting the incorrect amount of sales or use tax.
(2) The relief from liability provided in this section is not available to a certified service provider or model 2 seller that has incorrectly classified an item or transaction into a product category certified by the state.
(3)(A) If the Department of Finance and Administration determines that an item or transaction is incorrectly classified as to its taxability, it shall notify the certified service provider or model 2 seller of the incorrect classification.
(B) The certified service provider or model 2 seller shall have ten (10) days to revise the classification after receipt of the notice.
(C) Upon the expiration of ten (10) days, the certified service provider or model 2 seller is liable for the failure to collect the correct amount of sales or use tax due.
(c) A certified service provider has the same relief from liability as sellers provided in § 26-21-107.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 26. Taxation § 26-21-111. Certification and payment of service providers and automated systems - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-26-taxation/ar-code-sect-26-21-111/
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