§ 26-51-102 - Arkansas Statutes

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26-51-102. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration;

(2) "Taxpayer" includes any individual, fiduciary, or corporation subject to the tax imposed by this act;

(3) "Individual" means a natural person;

(4) "Person" includes individuals, fiduciaries, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations;

(5) "Corporation" includes joint-stock companies or associations and insurance companies;

(6) "Domestic," when applied to any corporation or association, including a partnership, means created or organized in the State of Arkansas;

(7) "Foreign," when applied to any corporation or association, including a partnership, means created or organized outside of the State of Arkansas;

(8) "Fiduciary" means a guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, conservator, or any person, whether individual or corporate, acting in any fiduciary capacity for any person, trust, or estate;

(9) "Resident" means natural persons and includes, for the purpose of determining liability for the tax imposed by this act upon or with reference to the income of any taxable year, any person domiciled in the State of Arkansas and any other person who maintains a permanent place of abode within this state and spends in the aggregate more than six (6) months of the taxable year within this state;

(10) "Nonresident," when used in connection with this act, shall apply to any natural person whose domicile is without the State of Arkansas and who maintains a place of abode without this state and spends in the aggregate more than six (6) months of the taxable year without this state;

(11) "Tax year" means "taxable year" as herein defined;

(12) "Income year" means "taxable year" as herein defined;

(13) The term "fiscal year" means an accounting period of twelve (12) months ending on the last day of any month other than December;

(14) "Paid," for the purposes of the deductions under this act, means "paid or accrued" or "paid or incurred," and the words "paid or accrued" or "paid or incurred" shall be construed according to the methods of accounting upon the basis of which the net income is computed under this act. The word "received" for the purpose of computation of the net income under this act means "received or accrued," and the words "received or accrued" shall be construed according to the method of accounting upon the basis of which the net income is computed under this act;

(15) "Foreign country" means any jurisdiction other than one embraced within the United States;

(16) "United States," when used in a geographical sense, includes the states, the District of Columbia, and the possessions of the United States;

(17) (A) The term "taxable year" means the calendar year, or the fiscal year ending during such calendar year, upon the basis of which taxable income is computed;

(B) "Taxable year" means, in the case of a return made for a fractional part of a year, the period for which such return is made; and

(18) The term "year" means "taxable year".