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Your Paycheck
Filing Status
Credits & Adjustments (Optional)
Leave blank if you're not sure — these only affect your federal withholding.
$2,200 per child under 17 · $500 per other dependent. Reduces your withholding.
Add extra to cover side income, freelance, or investment income each paycheck.
Non-wage income: freelance, dividends, rental income. Annual total.
If you itemize and deductions exceed the standard deduction. Annual total.
File your Arkansas return
Total withholding per paycheck
$293
$7,610 / year
Gross pay minus federal, FICA, and state taxes
Federal
Arkansas State Tax
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Arkansas uses its own form: the AR4EC
Arkansas employees complete Form AR4EC, the Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate. It lets you claim exemptions for yourself, a spouse, head of household and dependents, and it includes a way to qualify for the low-income withholding rates. A federal W-4 does not set Arkansas withholding.
How Arkansas calculates withholding for 2026
The Department of Finance and Administration's formula method (effective January 1, 2026) annualizes your pay, subtracts a $2,470 standard deduction, and looks up the tax in a bracket table whose rates run from 0% on the first $5,599 to 2%, 3%, 3.4% and 3.9%. The annual personal credit is $29 for each exemption you claim, subtracted from the tax before dividing by your pay periods.
The DFA's own example: a monthly employee earning $2,127 with two exemptions has $36.50 withheld each month. For incomes above about $94,700 of net taxable income, the formula phases out the benefit of the lower brackets.
Arkansas W-4 FAQ
What is Arkansas's top income tax rate for 2026?+
3.9%. The DFA's withholding bracket table tops out at 3.9%.
How much is an Arkansas exemption worth?+
$29 a year per exemption, used as a personal tax credit against the withholding calculation.
What is the Arkansas standard deduction used for withholding?+
$2,470 for 2026, subtracted from annual gross pay before the tax table is applied.
Does Arkansas use the federal W-4?+
No. Arkansas uses the AR4EC. The federal W-4 controls federal withholding only.
Does Arkansas have local income tax?+
No. Arkansas cities and counties do not levy an income tax on wages.
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