Restaurant point of sale by Arkansas city
The rate on your ticket and the permit on your wall are both local. These pages cover what changes where.
We install and support restaurant point of sale systems across all 75 Arkansas counties. What changes city to city is the tax stack on your ticket and, in dry counties, the permit type your establishment operates under. Both of those change how your POS has to be configured, which is why we ask for your city on the first call.
“We are not mosquitoes. You will not be swatting us away. But we are not disappearing after the install either.”
Why does the city matter for a POS?
Because the combined rate on prepared food and the rate on mixed drinks are both set locally, and they are not derivable from each other. Little Rock food is 10.625% and mixed drinks are 32.625%. Fayetteville food is 11.75% and a cocktail is 16.75% while a beer stays at 11.75%.
Permit type matters too. In dry counties restaurants serving alcohol generally operate under private club permits, which carry their own tax treatment and their own record keeping.
A menu programmed against a generic Arkansas rate will be wrong in most cities. Ours are programmed against yours.
Questions restaurant owners ask
Do you cover cities that are not listed here?
Yes, all 75 Arkansas counties. These pages exist for the cities where the local tax structure has quirks worth writing about. If your city is not here, tell us on the quote form and we will confirm your local rates as part of programming your menu.
Vendor pricing and tax rates change without notice. Confirm current figures with the vendor, the city or your accountant before you rely on them. Not tax, legal or accounting advice.
Every number on this page traces to a primary source
- Little Rock combined rates on prepared food and mixed drinkslittlerock.gov / tax information
- Arkansas state sales and use tax rate and mixed drink tax ratesdfa.arkansas.gov / sales use tax
- Fayetteville HMR and supplemental beverage tax rates and exclusionsfayetteville-ar.gov / Sales Tax
- Arkansas state sales and use tax ratedfa.arkansas.gov / sales use tax