Business Tax Deadlines

State filing information

Arkansas

Business tax filing in Arkansas: state returns, sales tax, other business taxes, and the federal dates that apply everywhere.

checked 2026-09-01Verified against Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA); some details could not be confirmed (see below). 15 sources.

Corporate income tax return

April 15
Form AR1100CT due on or before the 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the tax year...

Partnership / S corporation returns

April 15
S corporations April 15

Sales tax return

20th of the following month
sales and use tax · Assigned by DFA

Other business taxes

1 tax
Arkansas Corporate Franchise Tax / Annual Franchise Tax Report (ACA 26-54-101 et seq.)

Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration

Other business taxes

TaxWho owes itDue
Arkansas Corporate Franchise Tax / Annual Franchise Tax Report (ACA 26-54-101 et seq.)Corporations (domestic and foreign) and LLCs registered or transacting business in ArkansasOn or before May 1 each year (postmark rule applies); $25 late penalty plus interest

Rules in full

Corporate income tax

Form AR1100CT due on or before the 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the tax year (ACA 26-51-806; April 15 for calendar year, adopted for tax years beginning on/after 1/1/2016).

Extension. A federal automatic extension (Form 7004) is honored

Partnerships and S corporations

Arkansas Elective Pass-Through Entity Tax (PET, Act 362 of 2021) is available for tax years beginning on/after 1/1/2022 to partnerships, S corps and LLCs; rate equals the top individual rate (capital gains at half rate); the PET return is due April 15 for calendar-year filers, and the election must be made by the extended due date. S corps electing the PET do not file AR1100S.

Sales and use tax

Due date. Monthly report and payment due the 20th of the month following the reporting period (quarterly returns due the 20th after quarter end; annual return January 20).

Filing frequency. Assigned by DFA. Published thresholds were found only for consumer use tax: monthly if tax > $100/month, quarterly if $25-$100/month, annual if < $25/month. Business sales-tax frequency thresholds were not confirmed from an official page.

Thresholds. Consumer use tax: > $100/month monthly; $25-$100 quarterly; < $25 annual. Business sales tax thresholds: null (unconfirmed).

Prepayments. DFA's official due-date calendar shows two sales & use tax prepayments each month (1st prepayment about the 12th, 2nd about the 24th) for taxpayers subject to prepayment, in addition to the monthly report on the 20th. The dollar threshold triggering prepayment was not confirmed from an official page.

Annual report

Due May 1 (the Annual Franchise Tax Report doubles as the annual report) (Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial...)

Notes

Arkansas S-corporation returns are due April 15 (15th day of 4th month), unlike most states' March 15. Act 719 of 2025 (SB 567) modernized the corporate income tax (details not reviewed).

What we could not confirm. Partnership (AR1050) due date not confirmed from an official page (only a secondary source says April 15). Business sales-tax filing-frequency thresholds and the prepayment trigger (commonly cited as average monthly net sales of $200,000+) were not confirmed from an official source; statute lookups on Justia/FindLaw were blocked. The 2021 act returning franchise-tax administration to the SOS was not fetched directly; current SOS FAQ and 2025 forms confirm SOS administers it now.

Federal dates that apply in Arkansas

  1. SEP15Tue
    Individuals & Sole Proprietors
    Q3 2026 estimated tax payment (Form 1040-ES)
  2. SEP15Tue
    Partnerships
    Form 1065 extended return (Form 7004), tax year 2025
  3. SEP15Tue
    S-Corporations
    Form 1120-S extended return (Form 7004), tax year 2025
  4. SEP15Tue
    C-Corporations
    Q3 2026 corporate estimated tax (Form 1120-W)
  5. OCT15Thu
    Individuals & Sole Proprietors
    Form 1040 extended return (Form 4868), tax year 2025
  6. OCT15Thu
    C-Corporations
    Form 1120 extended return (Form 7004), tax year 2025

All 2026 federal deadlines

Sources

  1. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/ official
  2. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/income-tax/corporation-income-tax/ official
  3. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/taxes/income-tax-administration/corporation-income-tax/corporate-faqs/ official
  4. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/CorporationIncomeTaxInstructions_2024.pdf official
  5. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/SubS_Corp_IncomeTaxInst_2024.pdf official
  6. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/income-tax/pass-through-entity/pass-through-entity-tax/ official
  7. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/taxes/excise-tax-administration/sales-use-tax/due-dates/ official
  8. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/excise-tax/sales-and-use-tax/ official
  9. https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/Corp1_FT_2025.pdf official
  10. https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/frequently-asked-questions/63 official
  11. https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/LLC1_FT_2025.pdf official
  12. https://www.instead.com/state-tax-deadlines/2025-arkansas-state-tax-deadlines
  13. https://www.taxjar.com/sales-tax/arkansas
  14. https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/arkansas/arkansas-sales-tax-guide.html
  15. https://www.llcuniversity.com/arkansas-llc/annual-franchise-tax/

Checked 2026-09-01; researcher confidence 0.75. Corrections with a link to the state's own page: contact@businesstaxdeadlines.com.