Sales tax rate changes
Arkansas sales tax rate changes
Updated October 8, 2026
Last verified October 2, 2026. That is the UTC date the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration pages were retrieved. It is not an effective date.
US Sales Tax Rates monitors the sales tax publication Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration posts for Arkansas: when the chart takes effect, how many jurisdictions changed, and what is coming next. It does not calculate tax on a sale.
Current Arkansas chart
The current Arkansas chart took effect October 1, 2026 and runs through December 31, 2026.
Every Arkansas jurisdiction on the loaded file is on the Arkansas rate chart.
Changes on the current Arkansas chart
18 jurisdictions changed on the Q4 · October – December 2026 chart, compared with the previous Arkansas file.
The changes took effect October 1, 2026.
Upcoming Arkansas changes
No upcoming Arkansas rate change is on file.
What is monitored
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration publishes the loaded sales tax chart for Arkansas.
The in-force chart is Q4 · October – December 2026, effective October 1 – December 31, 2026. The loaded file is a spreadsheet.
The loaded file has 425 jurisdiction rows.
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
This note does not calculate tax on a sale.
Official Arkansas sources
These are official Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration pages. The current rate file is found from these pages. A direct rate-file address is not linked here.
How the chart is checked
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
Nothing in this note is estimated. When a displayed figure disagrees with the official publication, the publication wins. That rule is recorded under corrections.
Rate monitoring is not a tax calculation
This note reports how the Arkansas publication is monitored. It does not calculate tax on a cart, invoice, ZIP code, or address, and it does not file a return.
Monitor Arkansas
Monitoring follows the official publication. The sample report shows the shape of a change row.
Latest in-force chart · Q4 · October – December 2026
Showing the first 5 of 18 jurisdictions.
- Alpena
Arkansas · AR · 05-02
Depends on locationState rate 6.500% · This jurisdiction's rate 2.25% (was 1%)Current rate
- Previous
- Depends on location
- Change (pts)
- +1.25
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC
- Blevins
Arkansas · AR · 29-02
10.75%State 6.500% · City 1.5% · County 2.75%Current rate
- Previous
- 10%
- Change (pts)
- +0.75
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC
- Blue Mountain
Arkansas · AR · 42-01
9%State 6.500% · City 1% · County 1.5%Current rate
- Previous
- 9.5%
- Change (pts)
- −0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC
- Booneville
Arkansas · AR · 42-10
10%State 6.500% · City 2% · County 1.5%Current rate
- Previous
- 10.5%
- Change (pts)
- −0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC
- Hempstead County
Arkansas · AR · 29-00
9.25%State 6.500% · County 2.75%Current rate
- Previous
- 8.5%
- Change (pts)
- +0.75
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC
| Jurisdiction | Previous | Current rate | Change (pts) | Change effective | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlpenaArkansas · AR · 05-02 | Depends on location | Depends on locationState rate 6.500% · This jurisdiction's rate 2.25% (was 1%) | +1.25 | October 1, 2026 | October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| BlevinsArkansas · AR · 29-02 | 10% | 10.75%State 6.500% · City 1.5% · County 2.75% | +0.75 | October 1, 2026 | October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| Blue MountainArkansas · AR · 42-01 | 9.5% | 9%State 6.500% · City 1% · County 1.5% | −0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| BoonevilleArkansas · AR · 42-10 | 10.5% | 10%State 6.500% · City 2% · County 1.5% | −0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| Hempstead CountyArkansas · AR · 29-00 | 8.5% | 9.25%State 6.500% · County 2.75% | +0.75 | October 1, 2026 | October 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
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