Arkansas Income Tax Exemption for Military Pay

Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration

Full exemption from Arkansas income tax on military pay

Arkansas does not tax the military pay you earn while serving in an active or reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces. The pay is fully exempt from Arkansas income tax.

Check eligibility

How to apply

There is nothing to apply for. Leave your military pay out of the income you report on your Arkansas return. If Arkansas tax was withheld from it by mistake, file a return to claim the refund.

What you'll need

Your Form W-2 and Leave and Earnings Statements showing the military pay, kept with your tax records.

Eligibility

You are filing an Arkansas income tax return
You receive pay for service in an active or reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces

Source

Official source

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