Equity Investment Tax Credit (EITC)
Provides investors in Arkansas technology businesses with a transferable tax credit for equity placed into qualifying ventures.
The Equity Investment Tax Credit (EITC) is an Arkansas state income tax credit programme administered by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) to encourage private equity investment into new, technology-based businesses operating in the state. The credit is calculated at 33⅓ percent of the amount an investor places into an eligible business, making it one of the more generous investo…
Provides a 33⅓% Arkansas state income tax credit to investors who place equity into new, technology-based businesses in Arkansas that pay above-average wages, with the credit transferable upon AEDC approval.
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