Corporation Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet
ARKANSAS CORPORATION FRANCHISE-TAX REPORT AND STATUS PACKET
Current regime preserved. 2025 bills proposing repeal or replacement of the corporate franchise tax died. Use the current franchise-tax report.
1. CORPORATE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact name / filing number | [________________________________] |
| ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign | [________________________________] |
| Registered agent | [________________________________] |
| Arkansas principal office | [________________________________] |
| Authorized stock structure | [________________________________] |
| Current SOS status | [________________________________] |
2. 2026 DEADLINE AND TAX GATE
The official 2026 stock-corporation report and tax are due on or before May 1, 2026. The form applies a $150 minimum to stock corporations and $300 to corporations without authorized stock; stock corporations may owe more under the form's capital-stock computation.
☐ Tax was calculated from the current official form and company records, not from this checklist.
☐ A nonstock corporation used the current nonstock form and its stated $300 amount.
3. REPORT REVIEW
☐ Name, filing number, reporting year, officers, agent, principal office, tax contact, and nature of business reviewed.
☐ Authorized/issued shares, par or no-par value, Arkansas assets, and tax computation reconciled to corporate records.
☐ Late penalty and interest, if any, obtained from the Secretary of State.
4. STATUS EVIDENCE
☐ Accepted report, payment receipt, and updated business-search record retained.
☐ Good-standing evidence ordered only after all report and tax defects are cleared.
☐ A revoked corporation is routed to the Arkansas corporation reinstatement packet.
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- Arkansas 2026 Stock Corporation Franchise Tax Report
- Arkansas 2026 Nonstock Corporation Franchise Tax Report
- Arkansas franchise-tax forms
Current forms, May 1 deadline, report fields, minimum amounts, tax-computation gate, and failed 2025 repeal proposals verified 2026-07-29.
About this template
- Last updated
- July 29, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- Ark. Code Ann. §§ 4-27-1622 and 26-54-104
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 29, 2026.
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