1. (a) Discount for prompt payment.

   1. (1) If the tax is remitted to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration on or before the due date required by 26 CAR § 30-1208, the taxpayer is entitled to deduct two percent (2%) of the state tax due and two percent (2%) of the city and county tax due as a discount for prompt payment of the tax.
   2. (2) A taxpayer’s discount for prompt payment of state tax shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each month included in the tax report, regardless of whether the taxpayer files a report monthly, quarterly, annually, or occasionally.
   3. (3) A taxpayer who operates more than one (1) location shall be entitled to one (1) aggregate monthly discount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for state tax, whether the taxpayer files one (1) consolidated monthly report or separate reports for each location.
   4. (4) There is no limitation on the discount for prompt payment of city and county tax collected and remitted to the secretary.

   5. (5)

      1. (A) The two percent (2%) discount may not be deducted from prepayments but may only be taken on the excise tax report (Form ET 400).
      2. (B) See this section.

2. (b) Forfeiture of discount.

   1. (1) Failure to remit the tax on or before the due date shall result in a forfeiture of the two percent (2%) discount, and the full amount of the tax due must be remitted.
   2. (2) The forfeiture of the discount applies to taxpayers who remit their tax payments directly by cash, check, or otherwise, and to taxpayers who are required to remit tax by electronic funds transfer or other method of prepayment.
   3. (3) See 26 CAR § 30-1208.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained a footnote as follows: "Source: Ark. Code Ann. §§ 26-52-503; 26-52-512"