Mississippi: Ackerman levies a 2% tourism and parks and recreation tax on restaurants from 1 October 2026
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- Jurisdiction
- United States — Mississippi
- Tax
- Sales tax
- Change type
- Rate change
- Status
- In force
- Impact
- Plan ahead
- Announced
- 15 September 2026
- Effective
- 1 October 2026
- Authority
- Mississippi Department of Revenue
- Systems
- Tax engine, POS, Reporting
- Verified
- Fetched from official source · high confidence
Restaurants selling prepared food within the corporate limits of the City of Ackerman, Mississippi.
Collect and report the additional 2% on restaurant sales in Ackerman, MS from 1 Oct 2026 using rate code 92.
Tax enginePOSReporting
Mississippi Department of Revenue Notice 72-26-14 (15 September 2026): under Senate Bill 3401 (2026 Regular Session) the City of Ackerman levies a 2% Ackerman Tourism and Parks and Recreation Tax on gross proceeds of restaurants (prepared food) within city limits from 1 October 2026, in addition to the 7% sales tax; reported on the sales tax return under rate code 92.
What changed in detail
Mississippi Department of Revenue Notice 72-26-14 (15 September 2026) states that, under Senate Bill 3401 of the 2026 Regular Session, the City of Ackerman levies a 2% Ackerman Tourism and Parks and Recreation Tax on the gross proceeds of restaurants (prepared food) within the city limits.
The tax takes effect on 1 October 2026 and applies in addition to the 7% sales tax. It is reported on the sales tax return under rate code 92.
What it means
Restaurants within Ackerman city limits need to add the 2% special tax to their point-of-sale configuration from 1 October, so the combined rate on prepared food is 9% on the notice’s figures.
The rate code matters for filing: the tax goes on the sales tax return under rate code 92, not in the ordinary sales tax lines.
Multi-location operators should apply it by location. The notice covers restaurants within the corporate limits only.
Proof
The special tax levies a two percent (2%) tax on the gross proceeds of restaurants within the corporate limits of the City of Ackerman.
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