2025 Arkansas Income Tax Filing Deadlines for 2024 Returns

The November 3, 2025 deadline is a federal tax filing extension for individuals and businesses in Arkansas affected by severe storms and tornadoes that began on April 2, 2025.

For state income tax purposes in Arkansas, the extended filing and payment deadline is July 31, 2025, as per Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Executive Order 25-06.

Arkansas State Income Taxes for current Tax Year can be prepared and e-Filed now along with an IRS or Federal Income Tax Return (or you can learn how to only prepare and eFile an Arkansas state return). Find IRS or Federal Tax Return deadline details.

2025 Arkansas Income Tax Filing Deadlines

The majority of deadlines listed here are for the 2024 tax year and are due in 2025; some apply to upcoming years and some are IRS or federal deadlines. After Oct. 15 you can no longer e-file tax returns or current year tax amendments. They will have to be filed via paper tax forms.

Deadline

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April 15, 2025

Income Tax Return

Prepare and eFile an IRS (Due Date April 15 and Arkansas State Income Tax Return (Due Date April 15) until October 15 - eFileIT

April 15, 2025

Income Tax Extension

See Arkansas Income Tax Extension Details.

October 15, 2025

Income Tax Return after April 15 Arkansas Tax Extension

Last day to eFile a 2024 Arkansas State Income Tax Return for Tax Extension Filers and late eFilers. You can only eFile (to file by paper see below) Arkansas Income Tax Return together with an IRS Tax Return. eFileIT

October 15, 2025
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Income Tax Return after April 15 Arkansas Tax Extension

Deadline for taxpayers who got an AR Tax Extension to file their Arkansas Income Tax Return by mail-in Forms - the Forms incl. mailing addresses are listed here - is Oct. 15. (Optionally, the eFileIT deadline is Oct. 15). Instructions on how to only - without the IRS return - prepare and file an Arkansas State Income Tax Return on eFile.com.

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Tax Amendment for all Tax Years

Detailed Instructions on how to prepare and mail in an Arkansas State Income Tax Return Amendment.

IRS Due Dates

IRS Tax Return, Extension, Amendment Deadlines

Detailed current and future Federal or IRS Income Tax Deadlines.

April 15, 2026

2022 Arkansas Income Tax Return Refund

The last day to file and claim your 2022 Arkansas Income Tax Return. This deadline does not apply if you owe Income Taxes. After that date your 2022 tax refund will expire. See details on unclaimed refunds.

April 15, 2027

2023 Arkansas Income Tax Return Refund

The last day to file and claim your 2023 Arkansas Income Tax Return. This deadline does not apply if you owe Income Taxes. After that date your 2023 tax refund will expire. See details on unclaimed refunds.

April 15, 2028

2024 Arkansas Income Tax Return Refund

The last day to file and claim your 2024 Arkansas Income Tax Return. This deadline does not apply if you owe Income Taxes. After that date your 2024 tax refund will expire. See details on unclaimed refunds.

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