(a) A taxpayer shall be entitled to a credit against any Arkansas income tax liability which may be imposed on the taxpayer for any tax year commencing on or after January 1, 1999, for contributions transmitted to the Treasurer of State pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) The credit shall be determined in the following manner:
(1) The credit is limited to an amount not to exceed thirty-three percent (33%) of the taxpayer's contribution;
(2) In any one (1) tax year, the credit allowed by this section shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the net Arkansas state income tax liability of the taxpayer after all other credits and reductions in tax have been calculated; and
(3) Any credit in excess of the amount allowed by subdivision (b)(2) of this section for any one (1) tax year may be carried forward and applied against any Arkansas state income tax liability for the next-succeeding tax year and annually thereafter for a total period of three (3) years next succeeding the year in which the credit arose, subject to the provisions of subdivision (b)(2) of this section or until the credit is exhausted, whichever occurs first.