Arkansas § 26-51-2508 Income tax check-off program for contributions to the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative

Arkansas Statutes

§ 26-51-2508 — Income tax check-off program for contributions to the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative

Arkansas § 26-51-2508

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Ark. Code Ann. § 26-51-2508 (2026).

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(a)(1) It is the purpose of this section to provide a means by which an individual taxpayer may designate a portion or all of his or her income tax refund to be withheld and contributed for the purposes set forth in this section.

(2)It is the intent of the General Assembly that the income tax check-off program established in this section is supplemental to any funding and in no way is intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for this purpose.

(b)The Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall include on the Arkansas individual income tax forms, including those forms on which a husband and wife file separately on the same form and on all corporate income tax forms, a designation as follows:

(1)" If you are entitled to a refund

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(a) (1) It is the purpose of this section to provide a means by which an individual taxpayer may designate a portion or all of his or her income tax refund to be withheld and contributed for the purposes set forth in this section. (2) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the income tax check-off program established in this section is supplemental to any funding and in no way is intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for this purpose. (b) The Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall include on the Arkansas individual income tax forms, including those forms on which a husband and wife file separately on the same form and on all corporate income tax forms, a designation as follows: (1) " If you are entitled to a refund, check if you wish to designate [ ] $1, [ ] $5, [ ] $10, [ ] $20, [ ] $_______ (write in amount), or [ ] all refund due of your tax refund for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative. Your refund will be reduced by this amount. (2) If you owe an additional amount, check if you wish to contribute an additional [ ] $1, [ ] $5, [ ] $10, [ ] $20, [ ] $_______ (write in amount) for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative. If you wish to make a contribution to the program, you must enclose a separate check for the amount of your contribution, payable to the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative." (c) The Department of Finance and Administration shall certify quarterly to the Treasurer of State the amount contributed to the program through this state income tax check-off during the quarter as authorized by this section, and the Treasurer of State shall deduct from the: (1) Individual Income Tax Withholding Fund the amount certified by the department as contributed to the program on individual income tax forms; and (2) Corporate Income Tax Withholding Fund the amount certified by the department as contributed to the program on corporate income tax forms. (d) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall promulgate all rules and all income tax forms, returns, and schedules necessary to carry out the program.