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Arkansas

TIA Data

2022 Financial State of Arkansas (Released 10/11/2023)

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Arkansas owns more than it owes.
Arkansas' Taxpayer Surplus™ is $500, and it received a "B" from TIA.
Arkansas is a Sunshine State with enough assets to cover its debt.
Elected officials have created a Taxpayer Surplus™, which is each taxpayer's share of money available after state bills have been paid.
TIA's Taxpayer Surplus™ measurement incorporates both assets and liabilities, not just pension debt.
Arkansas has $10.2 billion of assets available to pay the state's bills totaling $9.7 billion.
Arkansas has $421 million available after bills have been paid, which breaks down to $500 per taxpayer.
Arkansas's reported net position is understated by $1.6 billion, largely because the state delays recognizing gains resulting from decreases in retirement liabilities.
The state's financial report was released 209 days after its fiscal year end, which is considered untimely according to the 180 day standard.
 

Prior Years' TIA Data

2021 Financial State of Arkansas

2020 Financial State of Arkansas

2019 Financial State of Arkansas

2018 Financial State of Arkansas

2017 Financial State of Arkansas

2016 Financial State of Arkansas

2015 Financial State of Arkansas

2014 Financial State of Arkansas

2013 Financial State of Arkansas

2012 Financial State of Arkansas

2011 Financial State of Arkansas

2010 Financial State of Arkansas

2009 Financial State of Arkansas

Other Resources

Arkansas Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports

Publishing Entity: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration

IN THE NEWS
Financial Transparency Score 2024

APRIL 23, 2024

Truth in Accounting has once again created a transparency score for the financial reporting by state governments to encourage the publication of transparent and accurate government financial information.

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