by - January 3, 2018 1:11 pm
Robust holiday sales receipts bolstered tax collections in December after Arkansas budget officials revised the state’s official general revenue forecast heading into the upcoming fiscal session that begins in early…
by - December 4, 2017 12:46 pm
State tax collections in November were mostly flat ahead of the all-important Christmas shopping season as Arkansas households appear reticent to hike spending during the holiday although consumer confidence across…
by - November 2, 2017 4:03 pm
Fiscal year-to-date (July to October) total tax collections in Arkansas reached $2.079 billion, up 1.4% compared to the same period last year. Sales tax revenue, a sign of consumer and…
by - October 3, 2017 1:54 pm
Arkansas’ economy continues to see broad-based growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 even as state revenue collections remained mostly flat, caused mainly by a continued decline in new…
by - September 5, 2017 1:03 pm
Revenue collections in the second month of fiscal 2018 came in flat as several major tax categories were below forecast, although U.S. national data show consumer confidence is at a…
by - August 2, 2017 4:17 pm
Robust individual and corporate income tax collections and an unexpected $1.4 million boost from the State Auditor’s Office unclaimed property program improved the state’s budget profile at the start of…
by - July 5, 2017 1:26 pm
Arkansas budget coffers were brimming in June as tax collections in all major categories came in well above forecast and the state’s financial books for fiscal 2017 were closed with…
by - June 2, 2017 1:12 pm
Arkansas tax revenue collections in May were well above a recently revised forecast mainly because of improved sales and use tax revenue and inflows in other major tax categories. But…
by - May 2, 2017 9:18 pm
April gross tax revenue was up almost 4% compared to April 2016 and up almost 2% above the forecast, but it was not nearly enough to put a dent in…
by - April 4, 2017 12:09 pm
One day after the 91st General Assembly approved the state’s $5.5 billion biennial budget, Arkansas’ March revenue report shows tax collections are well below expectations and year-ago levels with only…
by - November 2, 2016 12:58 pm
As budget hearings continue at the State Capitol this week, Arkansas tax collections rebounded in October after seeing noticeable declines in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. According to…
