2015 Arkansas Code
Title 26 - Taxation
Subtitle 5 - State Taxes
Chapter 51 - Income Taxes
Subchapter 23 - Lottery Withholding Act
§ 26-51-2306 - Duties of the claim centers and payees.
(a) (1) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery is liable for amounts required to be deducted and withheld by a claim center under this subchapter regardless of whether the amounts were in fact deducted or withheld.
(2) Any sum withheld in accordance with this subchapter is deemed to be held in trust for the State of Arkansas and shall be recorded by the claim center in a ledger account so as to clearly indicate the amount of income tax withheld and that the amount is the property of the State of Arkansas.
(b) Each person that is subject to this subchapter and who is to receive a payment of lottery winnings or is entitled to any portion of the payment of lottery winnings shall furnish the claim center making the payment a statement, made under penalty of perjury, containing his or her:
(1) Name;
(2) Address; and
(3) Social Security number or taxpayer identification number.
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