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26-57-803. Additional tax — Applicability.
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26-57-803. Additional tax — Applicability.
(a) In addition to the excise or privilege taxes levied under §§ 26-57-208 and 26-57-802, there is levied a tax of four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) per one thousand (1,000) cigarettes sold in the state.
(b)(1) In addition to other taxes imposed by law, there is levied an additional excise or privilege tax on the first sale of tobacco products other than cigarettes at the rate of seven percent (7%) of the invoice price, before discounts.
(2) However, the excise or privilege tax levied under subdivision (b)(1) of this section is subject to the limitation stated in § 26-57-208(2)(B).
(3) As used in this subsection, “invoice price” means the same as defined in § 26-57-203.
(c)(1)(A) The taxes levied by this section shall be reported and paid by wholesalers that shall be licensed under § 26-57-214.
(B) However, unless a retailer has confirmed and establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the tax levied under this section has been paid previously on the tobacco products, the retailer is liable for reporting and paying these taxes when the retailer obtains tobacco products from a person other than a wholesaler licensed under § 26-57-214.
(2)(A) A taxpayer that fails to report and remit the tobacco tax due on tobacco products obtained from any person other than a wholesaler that is licensed under § 26-57-214 shall be subject to the following penalties:
(i) Five percent (5%) of the total tobacco tax due for the first offense;
(ii) Twenty percent (20%) of the total tobacco tax due for the second offense; and
(iii) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total tobacco tax due for the third and any subsequent offenses.
(B) In addition, the taxpayer's retail cigarette/tobacco permit shall be revoked for a p
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-803
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26-57-803. Additional tax — Applicability.
(a) In addition to the excise or privilege taxes levied under §§ 26-57-208 and 26-57-802, there is levied a tax of four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) per one thousand (1,000) cigarettes sold in the state.
(b)(1) In addition to other taxes imposed by law, there is levied an additional excise or privilege tax on the first sale of tobacco products other than cigarettes at the rate of seven percent (7%) of the invoice price, before discounts.
(2) However, the excise or privilege tax levied under subdivision (b)(1) of this section is subject to the limitation stated in § 26-57-208(2)(B).
(3) As used in this subsection, “invoice price” means the same as defined in § 26-57-203.
(c)(1)(A) The taxes levied by this section shall be reported and paid by wholesalers that shall be licensed under § 26-57-214.
(B) However, unless a retailer has confirmed and establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the tax levied under this section has been paid previously on the tobacco products, the retailer is liable for reporting and paying these taxes when the retailer obtains tobacco products from a person other than a wholesaler licensed under § 26-57-214.
(2)(A) A taxpayer that fails to report and remit the tobacco tax due on tobacco products obtained from any person other than a wholesaler that is licensed under § 26-57-214 shall be subject to the following penalties:
(i) Five percent (5%) of the total tobacco tax due for the first offense;
(ii) Twenty percent (20%) of the total tobacco tax due for the second offense; and
(iii) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total tobacco tax due for the third and any subsequent offenses.
(B) In addition, the taxpayer's retail cigarette/tobacco permit shall be revoked for a period of ninety (90) days for the third and any subsequent offenses.
(3) This subsection does not affect the provisions of § 26-57-228.
(d) As provided in § 26-57-244, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may make a direct assessment of excise tax against any person in possession of an untaxed tobacco product or unstamped cigarettes.
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26-57-203. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Alternative nicotine product” means:
(A) A product that consists of or contains nicotine that can be ingested into the body by chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, snorting, sniffing, or by any other means; and
(B) “Alternative nicotine product” does not include a:
(i) Tobacco product;
(ii) Vapor product;
(iii) Product that is a drug under 21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1);
(iv) Product that is a device under 21 U.S.C. § 321(h); or
(v) Product that constitutes a combination drug, device, or biological product as described in 21 U.S.C. § 353(g);
(2) “Annual” or “annually” means the fiscal year from July 1 through the next June 30;
(3) “Brand family” means the same as defined in § 26-57-1302;
(4)(A) “Child-resistant packaging” means packaging that is designed or constructed to be:
(i) Significantly difficult for children under five (5) years of age to:
(a) Open; or
(b) Obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance contained therein within a reasonable time; and
(ii) Not difficult for an average adult to use properly.
(B) “Child-resistant packaging” does not mean packaging that children cannot open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount within a reasonable time when tested in accordance with the method described in 16 C.F.R. § 1700.20, as it existed on January 1, 2015;
(5) “Cigar” means any roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco, other than any roll of tobacco that is a cigarette;
(6) “Cigarette” means a cigarette as defined in § 26-57-260 that is subject to federal excise tax;
(7) “Cigarette inputs” means machinery or other component parts typically used in the manufacture of cigarettes, including without limitation tobacco, whether pr
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-203
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 26-57-203. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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26-57-208. Levy of tax — Rates of tax.
An excise or privilege tax is levied as follows:
(1) The excise or privilege tax on cigarettes sold in this state is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) per one thousand (1,000) cigarettes sold; and
(2)(A)(i) An excise or privilege tax is levied on the first sale of tobacco products other than cigarettes at the rate of sixteen percent (16%) of the invoice price, before discounts.
(ii) However, the excise or privilege tax levied under subdivision (2)(A)(i) of this section is subject to the limitation stated in subdivision (2)(B) of this section.
(B)(i) The total amount of the excise or privilege taxes levied under this section and §§ 26-57-803, 26-57-805, and 26-57-807 on cigars shall not exceed fifty cents (50¢) per cigar.
(ii) If the total amount of the excise or privilege taxes levied under this section and §§ 26-57-803, 26-57-805, and 26-57-807 on cigars would exceed fifty cents (50¢) per cigar, the excise or privilege tax rates under this section and §§ 26-57-803, 26-57-805, and 26-57-807 shall be reduced proportionally.
(iii) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall adopt rules to implement this subdivision (2)(B).
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-208
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 26-57-208. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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26-57-214. Registration and permitting required before doing business.
(a) A person shall not deal with, deliver or cause to be delivered to a retailer or consumer, or otherwise do business in tobacco products, vapor products, alternative nicotine products, or e-liquid products in this state without first registering with the Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control and obtaining a permit for that purpose.
(b) All permits shall be issued by the director.
(c) A manufacturer, wholesaler, vendor, or retailer who intends to sell tobacco products, vapor products, alternative nicotine products, or e-liquid products at or from one (1) or more places of business owned, rented, or leased by it shall obtain a separate permit for each place of business.
(d)(1) A person permitted as a wholesaler shall not operate as a retailer unless a retailer's permit is first secured.
(2) A person permitted as a retailer shall not operate as a wholesaler unless a wholesaler's permit is first secured.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-214
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 26-57-214. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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26-57-802. Additional tax — Applicability — Reporting and remitting — Definition.
(a) In addition to any other taxes levied on cigarettes, there is levied a tax of fifty cents (50¢) per one thousand (1,000) cigarettes sold in the state.
(b) The additional tax levied in this section shall be reported and remitted in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes levied on cigarettes in the Arkansas Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1977, § 26-57-201 et seq.
(c)(1) The first three million dollars ($3,000,000) of the net revenues derived from the additional tax levied in this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Aging and Adult Services Fund Account, to be used exclusively for transportation services benefitting the elderly, including the Meals on Wheels Program and the remainder shall be deposited into the State Treasury as general revenues.
(2) As used in this subsection and pertaining to taxes levied on cigarettes, “the first three million dollars ($3,000,000) of the net revenues derived from the additional tax” means the first three million dollars ($3,000,000) each year of the net revenues derived from the additional tax.
(d) As provided in § 26-57-244, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may make a direct assessment of excise tax against any person in possession of an untaxed tobacco product or unstamped cigarettes.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-802
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 26-57-802. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.