INSTRUCTIONS: ARKANSAS CORPORATION INCOME TAX RETURN 2011 (Form AR1100CT)

Arkansas corporations are required to document their income by filing a form AR1100CT with the state department of finance and administration. This document can be found on their website.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 1: Give the day, month and year of the beginning and ending dates of the tax year in question.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 2: Indicate with a check mark whether this is an initial, amended or final return.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 3: Indicate with a check mark if you are a cooperative association.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 4: Enter your FEIN and NAICS numbers, and the dates on which you were incorporated and on which you began doing business in Arkansas.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 5: Give your business name and address. Indicate with a check mark whether this is a domestic or foreign corporation. Provide your telephone number.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 6: If you are filing as a limited liability company or partnership, indicate this with a check mark in the next section.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 7: In the next section, indicate with a check mark where you are filing as a corporation operating solely in Arkansas, as a multistate corporation using the apportionment method or using the direct accounting method, or if you are filing a consolidated return for all locations in Arkansas.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 8: Lines 9 through 17 require you to document your income.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 9: Lines 18 through 28 requires you to document your deductions.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 10: Total your deductions on line 29. Subtract this number from line 17 to determine your taxable income on line 30.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 11: Lines 31 through 47 provide instructions to perform all calculations necessary to determine the tax due.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 12: On the second page, a Schedule A worksheet is provided for multistate corporations filing on an apportionment method.

Arkansas Corporation Income Tax Return 2011 AR1100CT Step 13: An officer of the corporation should sign and date the form.