The Arkansas Payments section is used to enter certain state payment information that may impact your Arkansas refund or balance due. You can navigate to this section by visiting the Arkansas Return > Payments.
Important: Your Arkansas state withholdings and payments are automatically pulled from your Federal return. To ensure accurate calculations, verify that all applicable state information has been entered on forms such as your W-2s and 1099s before completing the Arkansas return.
What Can Be Found in the Arkansas Payments Section?
This section includes the following entries:
Withholding from AR1099PT
This section is used to report Arkansas income tax payments and withholding that can be claimed on an Arkansas return. Review any Forms AR1099PT you received and enter the applicable withholding amounts shown on those forms. An AR1099PT is generally issued to nonresident members of pass-through entities, such as partnerships, S corporations, LLCs, and trusts, when Arkansas tax was withheld or paid on their behalf.
Amount Paid with Extension
If you filed an Arkansas extension and made a payment with that extension, enter the amount paid here. (AR1000F, Line 41)
Estimated Tax Paid
Enter any Arkansas estimated tax payments made during the tax year.
- Enter the total Arkansas estimated tax payments you made for the tax year using a Declaration of Estimated Income Tax, including any January installment payment and any credit carried forward from the prior year's return. Do not include penalties or interest.
- If you filed a joint estimated tax declaration but are filing separate returns this year, the estimated payments are generally credited to the primary taxpayer.
- Do not enter W-2 withholding in this section. W-2 withholding is automatically transferred from your federal return and should not be entered again.
Refund Applied to Next Year's Taxes
Enter the amount of your Arkansas refund that you would like to apply to the following tax year's return.
- Enter the total Arkansas estimated tax payments you made during the tax year, including any January estimated payment and any credit carried forward from the prior year's return. Do not include penalties or interest.
- If estimated tax payments were made under a joint declaration but separate returns are filed, the payments are generally credited to the primary taxpayer.
- Do not enter W-2 withholding in this section. W-2 withholding is automatically transferred from your federal return and should not be entered again.
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Additional Notes
- Enter only payments that have not already been transferred from your Federal return.
- Duplicate entries may result in incorrect refund or balance due calculations.
- Always review the Arkansas return after entering payment information to verify accuracy.