taxes

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday the tax-filing deadline will be pushed to July 31 for Arkansas counties affected by the storms that rolled through the state March 14. The executive order signed by Sanders states in part that “Individuals …

Southern Bancorp Bank and Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), are bringing back the Southern Bancorp Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to offer free tax preparation and filing services to communities across Arkansas and Mississippi. …

Should Arkansans allow a group of out-of-state billionaires to hijack their constitution to cut out a competitor and pad their pocketbooks?  That is the simple question regarding Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would revoke one of Arkansas’ four …

Arkansas has made phenomenal progress in just the last few years by finally reining in the work-punishing income tax. Consider that in 2018, the state’s top income tax bracket was nearly 7 percent, starting at just $35,000. Today, thanks to …

The start of a new year is always fun for me. It is a time to measure success (or failures) from the previous year and, hopefully, to put new plans in motion to have greater success. As a business and …

With the new year on its way, business owners who are making resolutions might want to include an entry about preparing for upcoming changes to tax laws. Marshall Ipsen, certified financial planner and CEO of Ipsen Advisor Group in Little …

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an executive order on April 4 to extend the tax deadline for a number of counties in light of the destruction caused by storms and tornadoes on March 31. On April 10, Sanders issued another …

Entergy Arkansas and community partners will host several Super Tax Day events to kick off the tax preparation season, with IRS-certified volunteers on hand to help low- and moderate-income families file for free. Federal and state tax returns must be …

A report issued by the Arkansas Department of Finance showed tax revenue income for October has been consistently above forecasted amounts in all major areas. This follows after a record $1.6 billion budget surplus in the last fiscal year, which …

With gun sales down 12.6% year-over-year but the U.S. having experienced at least four mass shootings every week in 2022, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry, as well as accompanying videos and audio files.   …