Arkansas Code Title 26. Taxation § 26-51-450. Deductions--Small business guaranty fees

(a) In computing net income, there shall be allowed as a deduction the amount paid during a taxable year to the United States Small Business Administration as a guaranty fee associated with the acquisition of United States Small Business Administration financing.

(b) The deduction shall be taken only by the small business which is the primary obligor in the financing transaction and which paid the fee.

(c) “Small business” means any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability corporation, or other business entity qualifying as “small” under the standards contained in 13 C.F.R. Part 121, as in effect on January 1, 2001.

(d) The Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration may promulgate rules as necessary to administer this section.