How much is Arkansas income tax?
Estimate your Arkansas state income tax for 2026. Type your federal AGI and filing status; the page applies Arkansas's deduction, exemptions, and rates. An estimate, not tax advice.
- Arkansas income tax
- $2,287.45
On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Arkansas income tax is $2,287.45 (3.05% effective).
- State income tax
- $2,287.45
- Effective rate
- 3.05%
- State marginal rate
- 3.7%
- State taxable income
- $72,530.00
- Deduction
- $2,470.00
- Exemptions
- $0.00
- Credits
- $29.00
Arkansas income tax: $2,287.45. On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Arkansas income tax is $2,287.45 (3.05% effective).
Arkansas income tax by federal adjusted gross income
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How to calculate
Estimates 2026 Arkansas income tax from federal AGI, filing status, and dependents.
Example with the default inputs (Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $75,000.00, Dependents 0): On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Arkansas income tax is $2,287.45 (3.05% effective).
Method: Taxable income = AGI − larger of standard or itemized deduction − exemptions; tax = state rates on taxable income − credits.
- An estimate for a full-year resident, 2026 rates, not tax advice.
- Starts from federal AGI; Arkansas additions and subtractions are not modelled.
- Not modelled for Arkansas: Brackets from the 2026 formula (rate times income minus the bracket adjustment); the step-down band from $94,701 to $97,600 is not modelled.
- Not modelled: part-year and nonresident returns, other state credits, and state AMT.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $50,000.00, Dependents 0 gives State taxable income $47,530.00, State income tax $1,362.45, Arkansas income tax $1,362.45.Source: Arkansas DFA, Withholding Tax Formula Method, tax year 2026, https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Withholding-Tax-Formula.pdf (worked from it at AGI $50,000, single)
- Filing status Married filing jointly, Federal adjusted gross income $100,000.00, Dependents 2 gives State taxable income $95,060.00, State income tax $3,034.06, Arkansas income tax $3,034.06.
- Filing status Head of household, Federal adjusted gross income $200,000.00, Dependents 1 gives State taxable income $197,530.00, State income tax $7,170.71, Arkansas income tax $7,170.71.
- Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $25,520.00, Dependents 1 gives State income tax $437.73.Source: Arkansas DFA Withholding Tax Formula 2026 example: $23,050 net taxable income gives $495.73, less 2 x $29 credits
Other questions people ask
What is the Arkansas income tax rate?
Arkansas taxes income at 2% to 3.7% in 5 brackets (single filers). For a single filer the schedule is 0% from $0, 2% from $5,599, 3% from $11,199, 3.4% from $16,000, 3.7% above $26,396.67 of taxable income. These are the 2026 rates.
How is Arkansas income tax calculated?
Start from federal adjusted gross income. Subtract the larger of the Arkansas standard deduction and your itemized deductions, then the exemptions. Apply the rates to what is left and subtract any credits. The standard deduction is $2,470 single, $4,940 married filing jointly, $2,470 separately, and $2,470 head of household. The model takes an exemption credit of $29 ($58 joint), a credit of $29 per dependent.
Does Arkansas have a local income tax?
This page has no local income tax for Arkansas; if your city or county has one, add it yourself.
What does this Arkansas calculator leave out?
Brackets from the 2026 formula (rate times income minus the bracket adjustment); the step-down band from $94,701 to $97,600 is not modelled. It also leaves out state additions and subtractions to federal AGI (such as retirement or Social Security exclusions), part-year and nonresident returns, and credits such as child care, earned income, and tax paid to another state.
Which tax year do the Arkansas rates cover?
Tax year 2026, the return you file in 2027. They come from Arkansas DFA.
Which states have no income tax on wages?
Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. They have no page of their own, because there is no wage income tax to work out; the state income tax calculator answers 0 for them. Federal income tax and Social Security and Medicare still apply.
Is this the same as my paycheck withholding?
No. This is the tax for the whole year on your return. Your employer withholds by the state's own withholding formula, so your refund or balance due is the difference between the two.