Landscaping Business Permit Requirements in Little Rock, 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 Department of Agriculture - Commercial Pesticide Applicator and Firm License

   If you apply pesticides or herbicides as part of landscaping services in Arkansas, you must hold a Commercial Pesticide Applicator license from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Section, and the business must hold a firm license. The Department states it takes both the firm license and the individual applicator license to apply pesticides.

   Official government source

   $35 per category for the individual applicator license, plus $100 for the firm license and $20 for each piece of application equipment·The Department does not publish a processing time; licensing follows exam registration and passing scores (Pesticide Section: 501-225-1598)

   $35 per category for the individual applicator license, plus $100 for the firm license and $20 for each piece of application equipment

   The Department does not publish a processing time; licensing follows exam registration and passing scores (Pesticide Section: 501-225-1598)

1. City of Little Rock Business License

   Little Rock requires a business license for businesses operating within city limits, issued by the Finance Department's Treasury Management Division after zoning approval. Home-based businesses file the license application together with a home occupation accessory use permit. The license is renewed annually and must be displayed at your place of business.

   Official government source

   Set by business classification in Little Rock Code § 17-52 — a base charge plus a cumulative per-employee amount (for example, $135 base plus $8 per employee for the first 50 employees); some classifications add an inventory percentage. Fees are not based on gross revenue. Call Treasury Management at 501-371-4566 for your classification·Home-based applications are generally approved or denied within five to ten business days; in-person applications at the Zoning office are often issued while you wait

   Set by business classification in Little Rock Code § 17-52 — a base charge plus a cumulative per-employee amount (for example, $135 base plus $8 per employee for the first 50 employees); some classifications add an inventory percentage. Fees are not based on gross revenue. Call Treasury Management at 501-371-4566 for your classification

   Home-based applications are generally approved or denied within five to ten business days; in-person applications at the Zoning office are often issued while you wait

2. Contractor Licensing for Landscaping Work (no local registration)

   Neither Pulaski County nor the City of Little Rock runs a landscaping- or irrigation-specific contractor registration; a landscaping business needs the standard city business license. What can apply is a state license from the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board, triggered by job size: a commercial contractor license for any project costing $50,000 or more, and a residential license for any residential project of $2,000 or more. Irrigation work tying into potable water plumbing separately requires a licensed plumber and a city plumbing permit.

   Official government source

   No local registration fee. When state licensing is triggered, the Contractors Licensing Board charges $50 for a Home Improvement license and $100 plus $84 for a Residential Builder license·Nothing to file locally. State license applications go to the Contractors Licensing Board — call 501-372-4661; city permit questions go to 501-371-4832

   No local registration fee. When state licensing is triggered, the Contractors Licensing Board charges $50 for a Home Improvement license and $100 plus $84 for a Residential Builder license

   Nothing to file locally. State license applications go to the Contractors Licensing Board — call 501-372-4661; city permit questions go to 501-371-4832

Official Sources

• City of Little Rock Finance Department
• Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration — Sales Tax Permit

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