(a) From the effective date of the levying ordinance, the tax so levied shall be paid by the persons, firms, and corporations liable therefor and shall be collected by the city which has passed the levying ordinance in the same manner and at the same time as the gross receipts tax levied by §§ 26-75-602 -- 26-75-613.
(b) The person paying the tax shall report and remit the tax upon forms provided by the city, and as directed by the city, and the rules, regulations, forms of notice, assessment procedures, and the enforcement and collection of the tax under the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act of 1941, § 26-52-101 et seq., so far as practicable shall be applicable with respect to the enforcement and collection of the tax levied pursuant to the authority of this subchapter. However, the administration and enforcement and all actions shall be by and in the name of the city through the proper city officials.