Last week the Arkansas Court of Appeals said Circuit Judge Rob Wyatt was correct when he ruled against claims by the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission (PBA&P) that Aramark Educational Services LLC (Aramark) owed money for failing to pay the “hamburger tax” on food sold to students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
In the order denying the claims, Wyatt said Aramark is exempt from the tax and ordered PBA&P to refund previously paid tax assessments of $316,418.51 and $127,923.67 in 2022.
On Monday the Pine Bluff A&P Commission took a vote to refrain from appealing the Court of Appeals decision to the Supreme Court.
A&P Chairman Dr. Glen Brown, Jr. spoke with Deltaplex News about the decision of the Commission.
A few in the community questioned if UAPB would be responsible for the taxes, but much like Aramark they are exempt from having to pay due to being a state institution with the exception of certain venues outside of the cafeteria. One such place that would be required to pay the tax would be the Chick-fil-A restaurant on campus.
