AIPRO members and friends enjoyed good food and fellowship at the 9th Annual Fish Fry at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 23, at the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources in Smackover. We recognized members of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission before their meeting in El Dorado.
13. Issues
ACD – Consultants Report for Oil and Natural
GasValuation
ArkansasTax Reform and Relief Legislative
Task Force
RedTape ReductionWorking Group
(Occupational Licensing)
Restructure of State Government
15. AIPROTax
Committee
Concerns
Poor Quality of Report in General
Poorly Researched
Three-Year Moving Average
Decline Curve
Assessment ofWell Equipment
Ownership of Leased Mineral Interest
16. AIPROTax
Committee
Reaching out to Governor’s Staff
Gathering Concerns
Preparing Questions and Comments
Encourage Industry Participation
17. Public Meeting
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza
201 S. Shackleford Rd.
Little Rock, Arkansas
May 15, 2018
10 a.m.
18. ArkansasTax
Reform and
Relief
Legislative
Task Force
Acts 78 & 79 of 2017 created theTask
Force
Composed of House and Senate
Members
Purpose: Identify areas of potential
reform within the tax laws of Arkansas
and to recommend legislation…
19. Tax Reform
Task Force
Conducted Educational Meeting
ReviewingTaxes and Developing
Recommendations
March: SaleTax
April: IncomeTax
May: Excise and PropertyTax
June and July: Finalize Recommendations
August: Final Report Due
20. Occupational
Licensing
Part of 3-year project funded by DoL grant
Supported by NGA, NCSL and CSG
Goals
Ensure licensing requirements … do not create
unnecessary barriers to labor market entry.
Improve the portability and reciprocity
provisions for selected occupations across state
lines.
21. Occupational
Licensing
Plans legislation for 2018 and 2020.
May reduce licensing requirements.
May affect Licensing Boards’ membership.
Could result in additional governmental
structure.