Auto Repair Shop Permit Requirements in Fayetteville, AR

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Arkansas Sales and Use Tax Permit — Department of Finance and Administration

   Any business selling taxable goods or taxable services in Arkansas must obtain a gross receipts (sales) tax permit before transacting business, and a separate permit is required for each business location under Ark. Code 26-52-201. The permit is issued by the Department of Finance and Administration's Sales and Use Tax Section. The state sales and use tax rate is 6.500%, with city and county rates added on top — in Little Rock, for example, the combined rate is 8.625% (6.5% state, 1% Pulaski County, 1.125% city).

   Official government source

   $50.00 sales tax permit fee, paid electronically when the registration is submitted.·Register online through the Arkansas Taxpayer Access Point at atap.arkansas.gov. Registration questions go to the Sales and Use Tax Section at 501-682-7104, Ledbetter Building, 1816 W 7th St, Room 1330, Little Rock.

   $50.00 sales tax permit fee, paid electronically when the registration is submitted.

   Register online through the Arkansas Taxpayer Access Point at atap.arkansas.gov. Registration questions go to the Sales and Use Tax Section at 501-682-7104, Ledbetter Building, 1816 W 7th St, Room 1330, Little Rock.

2. Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality — Used Oil Handler Notification

   Auto repair shops that generate used oil notify the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality — part of the Department of Energy and Environment, not the Department of Health — by submitting the state's Subtitle C Site ID Form to obtain an EPA identification number. Storage containers must be in good condition, not leaking, and labeled 'used oil'. Used oil may only be hauled by a transporter with an EPA ID number and delivered to a registered used oil processor.

   Official government source

   DEQ lists no fee for the used oil notification; call the Hazardous Waste Division at 501-682-0744 to confirm before filing·Notify DEQ before you begin storing used oil; DEQ does not publish a processing time

   DEQ lists no fee for the used oil notification; call the Hazardous Waste Division at 501-682-0744 to confirm before filing

   Notify DEQ before you begin storing used oil; DEQ does not publish a processing time

1. City of Fayetteville Business License

   Fayetteville requires a business license for every business operating inside city limits, including home-based businesses and businesses headquartered elsewhere that operate in the city. Applications and renewals are filed through the city's Civic Access portal and administered by the Business License office in Development Services.

   Official government source

   $31 new license (home-based), $98 (non-home-based/commercial), $127 (short-term rental); $10 annual renewal ($35 for short-term rentals) plus a $30 late fee if not renewed by October 31·Apply within 60 days of opening to avoid additional fees; licenses expire October 31 each year and renewals open September 1

   $31 new license (home-based), $98 (non-home-based/commercial), $127 (short-term rental); $10 annual renewal ($35 for short-term rentals) plus a $30 late fee if not renewed by October 31

   Apply within 60 days of opening to avoid additional fees; licenses expire October 31 each year and renewals open September 1

2. City of Fayetteville Zoning Approval and Certificate of Occupancy

   An auto repair shop must sit in a properly zoned commercial or industrial area and needs zoning approval plus a Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Fayetteville; Washington County has no jurisdiction inside city limits, so it is not an alternative issuer. Confirm zoning before signing a lease — if the site needs a rezoning or a conditional use approval, that is a separate application with its own fee and hearing.

   Official government source

   Fayetteville's fee schedule lists no separate charge for a standard Certificate of Occupancy; a temporary 30-day commercial C of O is $342. Any build-out is charged at $6.32 per $1,000 of commercial valuation, minimum $55, plus 50% of that for plan review. A rezoning costs $708 for under one acre or $908 for one acre or more, and a conditional use application is $600·Set by how long the build-out and inspections take; qualifying permit applications submitted before 2 p.m. are reviewed the same day — call Building Safety at 479-575-8238

   Fayetteville's fee schedule lists no separate charge for a standard Certificate of Occupancy; a temporary 30-day commercial C of O is $342. Any build-out is charged at $6.32 per $1,000 of commercial valuation, minimum $55, plus 50% of that for plan review. A rezoning costs $708 for under one acre or $908 for one acre or more, and a conditional use application is $600

   Set by how long the build-out and inspections take; qualifying permit applications submitted before 2 p.m. are reviewed the same day — call Building Safety at 479-575-8238

Official Sources

• City of Fayetteville Business Licensing Office
• Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment — Used Oil Handler Registration

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