NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Clarence Collins 501-682-1130 clarence.collins@rev.state.ar.us

Little Rock, Arkansas – May 12, 2008 – More than 70,000 businesses across Arkansas now have a faster way to pay their state income tax withholding payments, thanks to a new service offered through http://www.Arkansas.gov, the state's official Web site. The new service launched on April 30, and in the first week there were more than $3.8 million in tax withholdings filed and paid online.

“We are committed to providing our people fast, convenient ways to interact with state government,” said Governor Mike Beebe. “E-services save the taxpayer time and help to reduce the cost of state government.”

Arkansas’s Business Tax Payment Service allows businesses to make withholding tax payments quickly and conveniently in three easy steps. First, new businesses and existing paper filers need to establish an online account at http://www.Arkansas.gov, which takes less than five minutes. Second, the business owner logs in to file the company’s withholding tax and make a payment by entering the necessary data and printing a receipt. Third, the payment is automatically withdrawn from the organization's bank account. All transactions are completed over Arkansas.gov’s secure online system.

The online service also allows a company to transmit payments and filings on behalf of multiple businesses, and allows 'warehousing' of the payment for a later date.

"The Business Tax Payment Service will make it easier than ever to file and pay withholding taxes," said Clarence Collins, Income Tax Administrator for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. "Online payments are more convenient and secure for the customer, and they are much faster for the state to process. There are no paper forms to mail in and no manual processing for the Division of Revenue. This service will truly streamline the process.”

The withholding application joins a growing list of online services available for Arkansas taxpayers that include filing and paying sales tax, individual income tax, unemployment tax and business entity franchise tax along with renewing your car tags.

In 2007, Arkansas collected more than $440 million dollars through the online Business Tax Payment service for state sales tax, streamlined sales tax, unemployment insurance tax, and business entity franchise tax.

The online Business Tax Payment Service was created at no cost to taxpayers in partnership with the Information Network of Arkansas, the state’s eGovernment portal provider. Arkansas citizens and businesses can take advantage of more than 500 online services through http://www.Arkansas.gov.

About Arkansas.gov
Arkansas.gov is the official Web site of the state of Arkansas (http://www.Arkansas.gov) and a service of the Information Network of Arkansas. The Information Network of Arkansas is a collaborative effort between the state of Arkansas and Arkansas Information Consortium that helps Arkansas government entities Web-enable their information services. The Arkansas Information Consortium is a Little Rock-based subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV).

About NIC
NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,900 state and local agencies that serve more than 69 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com.

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