Quick Reference Filing Guide to Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas calls their website “the Official Web Site for eGovernment.” Their site does act as a very effective portal to online information and services offered by the Natural State. There’s some very nice, and well organized, content on their pages. Educational is another good descriptive term that comes to mind. Even if you’re from Arkansas, you can still probably learn a lot about your home from these pages. If you’re not, eGovernment on the web is a fine place to find out more about Arkansas.

Secretary of State

Information about Secretary of State Charlie Daniels, and his responsibilities, and access to him through email are available at this site. The Secretary of State is responsible for receiving filed documents on all foreign and domestic corporations doing business in Arkansas. The Secretary’s Office also collects franchise taxes from corporations, and records trademarks. You can also download a full range of forms from the Secretary’s site for your business.

Business Information

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides information services, training, and consulting. They offer a broad range of information about starting and conducting business in Arkansas both online, and through a fax-back service. This is a top-notch resource, and is well worth using as a starting point in developing and maintaining your business. Use their service to get a “Start-up Kit,” and help your business take the right step forward.

Business Development

The Development Information Network of Arkansas (DINA.ORG) is a helpful collection of leads to economic development resources throughout the state of Arkansas. The State Chamber of Commerce and some other useful business links are also available.

Taxes

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Revenue Division is dedicated toward providing Arkansas citizens convenient, effective and courteous services to encourage voluntary compliance with tax and license laws. To that end, they have provided a thoughtful web site. On their front page is a link to a tax guide to help people start a new business in Arkansas. The guide is helpful, and provides contact information on where to learn more about different tax issues. It is recommended reading.

Legislation

The Arkansas Code is available from the General Assembly. Current session bills and resolutions, and current session acts can also be found there.