Add to Cart: How Arkansas Can Support Vital Services By Fully Taxing Internet Purchases
Arkansas will lose an estimated $113 million in sales tax revenue this year on Internet purchases and lose more from untaxed catalog, phone and other “remote sales.” This lost revenue […]
Security for Generations: Progress Toward Economic Security
Advocates and lawmakers focused on cutting poverty in Arkansas in half by 2020 helped pass several pieces of legislation during the 2011 session of the Arkansas General Assembly. These new […]
The Impact on Low-Income Families of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Refund Anticipation Loans (JAN)
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has a significant economic impact in Arkansas. Twenty-two percent of all Arkansas tax filers, or almost 300,000 families, claimed the EITC in 2007. […]
The 2009 Tobacco Tax: Was Children’s Health Care the Big Loser?
Health programs promised money through a 2009 increase in the tobacco tax haven’t seen a penny, and dozens of others have been under budgeted in the last two fiscal years, […]
P&P: “Millionaire’s Gain: The Impact of Cutting Arkansas Capital Gains Taxes.”
The Arkansas General Assembly will likely consider one or more proposals to eliminate or reduce state taxes on capital gains during the 2011 legislative session. While the Arkansas state budget […]
Arkansas Schools Stockpiling Millions Intended for Poor Students
Arkansas schools routinely fail to spend millions of dollars meant to help their poorest students catch up to their peers, according to an analysis of education spending data by Arkansas […]
The Impact of Government Programs on Family Finances
Every day Arkansas families struggle to make ends meet, and the recent economic downturn has made this challenge even more difficult. Just how much money does a family need to […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 49
Congress could make pivotal tax policy decisions this year that will affect our fiscal outlook, government policies, and shape our economy for decades. Virtually all of the tax cuts enacted […]
Moving Families Forward Newsletter: November 2009
National health care reform remains at the center of attention at AACF. With legislative action moving quickly, it is important our network remain alert and focused on ensuring that our […]
Arkansas Taxes Hit Poor Twice as Hard as Wealthy
Low- and middle-income families in Arkansas pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than do the richest families in Arkansas, according to a new […]