2026 tax year · Arkansas
Delivery and rideshare driver taxes in Arkansas
DoorDash, Uber, Lyft and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is mileage, in Arkansas that gap is worth $3,773 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $42,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the delivery and rideshare driver page $14,505 comes off and $27,495 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Arkansas and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Arkansas
Arkansas uses graduated 2026 income tax brackets topping out at 3.9%, across 3 brackets, on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $3,885 |
| Federal income tax | $756 |
| Arkansas income tax | $919 |
| Total tax | $5,560 |
| Effective rate on gross | 13.2% |
Earning more in Arkansas
A single filer taking the standard deduction, standard mileage method, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Arkansas tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time, a few evenings | $15,000 | $4,826 | $10,174 | $291 | $1,729 | 11.5% |
| Steady side income | $42,000 | $13,365 | $28,635 | $960 | $5,847 | 13.9% |
| Full-time dashing | $68,000 | $22,275 | $45,725 | $1,580 | $10,326 | 15.2% |
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Enter your numbers and press Calculate to see your 2026 estimate.
Driving across an Arkansas line
Driving income is sourced to where the wheels were, not where you live. Take a fare or a delivery that ends in the next state and that state can claim the income earned inside it. Most drivers near a border never file the second return, the amounts are small and the platforms do not split earnings by state. But the obligation exists, and it is the state you drove INTO that would come asking.
On $27,495 of profit, what the states around Arkansas would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | No income tax | −$995 |
| Texas | No income tax | −$995 |
| Louisiana | $425 | −$570 |
| Mississippi | $1,100 | +$105 |
| Missouri | $1,150 | +$155 |
| Oklahoma | $1,202 | +$207 |
- Tennessee has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $995 less in state tax than it does in Arkansas.
- Texas has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $995 less in state tax than it does in Arkansas.
- Louisiana would take $570 less, $425 against Arkansas's $995.
- Mississippi would take $105 more, $1,100 against Arkansas's $995.
- Missouri would take $155 more, $1,150 against Arkansas's $995.
- Oklahoma would take $207 more, $1,202 against Arkansas's $995.
Delivery and rideshare driver tax questions in Arkansas
How much should an Arkansas driver set aside?
About 13.2% of gross on the $42,000 example, $5,560 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $919 to Arkansas. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $42,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Arkansas taxes?
No. Arkansas taxes profit, not gross. After $14,505 of deductions the taxable figure is $27,495, so the Arkansas bill is $919 rather than what gross alone would suggest.