Springdale, AR Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax rate
- 2% of gross rental receipts
- Applies to
- hotels, motels, cabins, B&Bs, condos
- Exemption
- stays of 30+ days exempt
- Revenue use
- advertising & promotion commission fund
- State authority
- A.C.A. § 26-75-602
Summary
Springdale levies a 2% tax on gross receipts from hotels, motels, cabins, bed-and-breakfasts, campgrounds, and similar short-term rental accommodations rented for stays under 30 days.
Pursuant to A.C.A. § 26-75-602, the city hereby levies a tax of two percent upon the gross receipts or gross proceeds from the renting, leasing, or other furnishing of hotel, motel, house, cabin, bed and breakfast, campground, condominium, or other similar rental accommodations for sleeping, meeting, or party room facilities for profit in the city, but such accommodations shall not include the rental or lease of such accommodations for periods of 30 days or more.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
The city imposes a two percent tax under Sec. 2-136 on gross receipts from renting or leasing hotel, motel, house, cabin, bed-and-breakfast, campground, or condominium accommodations offered for sleeping, meeting, or party-room use for profit: language broad enough to reach short-term rental listings, not just traditional hotels. The exemption is narrow: only stays of 30 days or more escape the levy, so nightly and weekly stays are taxed the same as a hotel room. Collections fund the city advertising and promotion commission under Sec. 2-137, financing tourism marketing and the convention center.
Violations & Fines
Operators who fail to remit the tax face collection and penalty procedures under the city's general revenue authority; the tax is collected alongside the state gross receipts tax return each period.
Frequently Asked Questions
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