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Governor announces ATTIC


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LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Huckabee announced that any contributions made this month for tsunami relief efforts may be claimed on state tax returns filed this year for tax year 2004. Huckabee held a news conference at the state Capitol to announce a program known as ATTIC — Arkansas Tsunami Tax Incentive Credit.

The Indian Ocean tsunami in December killed more than 150,000 people. Congress recently approved legislation permitting taxpayers to claim January contributions on their federal tax returns. The governor's administrative action is being taken to meet the filing schedule for 2004 returns