Payroll Services

 

Getting Paid

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The University of Arkansas is committed to paperless payroll for safety, efficiency and to support sustainability. Direct deposit is the university's standard method for paying employees. Your pay will be deposited in up to ten separate accounts of your choice.

Additional Direct Deposit option via PAY CARD!

  • More Secure
  • Additional cards for spouse/dependents
  • Use it to order online
  • Have your spouse's pay deposited to the pay card account
  • Have dependent funds (SSI, etc.) deposited
  • Use it for electronic draft of utilities, car payments, etc.
  • Four ATMs on campus where funds can be withdrawn without a fee
  • The account can go with you should you leave U of A
  • All funds can be withdrawn to the penny on payday

Text and Email Alerts

Feature Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

Portability

Mobile App

Savings Feature

Disclosure and Fee Schedule

 

  • More Secure
  • Pay is deposited into your account by 8 a.m. CT on pay day
  • Additional cards for spouse/dependents
  • Use it to order online
  • Have your spouse&;rsquo;s pay deposited to the pay card account
  • Have dependent funds (SSI, etc.) deposited
  • Use it for electronic draft of utilities, car payments, etc.
  • Four ATMs on campus where funds can be withdrawn without a fee
  • The account can go with you should you leave U of A
  • All funds can be withdrawn to the penny on payday

Frequently Asked Questions

Fee Schedule and Transaction Limits

Participating Locations Nearby

For more information,read more about the Paycard Program Benefits.

Payroll Updates


The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes a provision called “No Tax on Overtime”, which introduces a federal income tax deduction for certain types of overtime pay. The information in this document is intended to make university employees aware of this provision of the Act, is subject to change without notice, and does not constitute legal advice. The University of Arkansas makes no warranties about the accuracy of the information in this document. You can visit the IRS website for additional information. You should consult your tax professional for questions about your situation.
1. When is this effective?
This deduction is effective for calendar years 2025 through 2028.
2. Who qualifies?
Employees who receive overtime pay under Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This applies to employees who are non-exempt and entitled to 1.5 times their hourly rate for hours actually worked over 40 in a week. The deduction phases out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $150,000 ($300,000 for joint filers).
3. Will lower federal taxes be indicated on pay slips?
No, overtime wages are still subject to withholding taxes (Social Security, Medicare, etc.). The deduction applies when an employee files their tax return. The university is still required to withhold federal income taxes based on the employee’s W-4 elections.
4. What earnings qualify for the deduction?
The only qualified earnings are those associated with overtime as defined in the FLSA. These hours are designated on payslips as “Overtime” and represent hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Hours designated as “Overtime1x” do not qualify for the deduction. Here’s why. Hours are designated on payslips as “Overtime1x” when an employee works on a holiday and does not save the holiday’s paid-time-off hours for use at a later time. In these situations, the employee is paid in lieu of taking paid time off on the holiday and for the hours actually worked on the holiday. The employee, however, has not actually worked over 40 hours in the workweek and is therefore not entitled to overtime pay under the FLSA. Accordingly, “Overtime1x” does not qualify for the deduction.
5. Do the full overtime earnings (1.5 X the hourly rate) count toward the deductions?
No, only the “half” portion (.5) of the overtime qualifies for the deduction.
6. How is the deduction claimed?
The deduction is claimed when an employee files the individual tax return. This is an “above-the-line” deduction, meaning it is available regardless of whether an individual itemizes their deductions or not.
7. Is there a deduction limit?
Yes, the maximum deduction is $12,500 for single filers and $25,000 for joint filers.
8. Do FLSA Exempt employees qualify for any overtime deductions?
No. FLSA Exempt employees do not qualify for overtime, so the deduction does not apply.
9. Will the university provide notification to employees stating the amount they received that qualifies for this deduction?
Yes, each employee with qualifying overtime will receive a notice providing the amount that qualifies for the deduction. The method of notification has not yet been determined by the IRS. Additional information will be provided once the process has been finalized, and the IRS has issued further guidance. The notification will either be through a direct notification to the employee, noted on the W-2, or both.
10. Does the deduction apply when employees use accrued comp time?
No, when an employee accrues and uses comp time it is considered regular earnings when paid out.
Arkansas Governor Sara Huckabee Sanders called a special session of the Arkansas legislature to decrease the personal income tax top rate to 4.4% (currently 4.7%), effective January 1, 2024 (seePayroll Update, 9/12/23). The legislature moved quickly, and the bill (HB 1007), has now been signed. The supplemental tax rate (also currently 4.7%) will decrease in 2024 as it is tied to the top income tax rate.The law also provides a non-refundable income tax credit for tax year 2023 of up to $150 per individual taxpayer and up to $300 for married spouses filing jointly (L. 2023, H1007).
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) has updated the Withholding Tax Regular Income Tax Tables, effective June 1, 2023, for employers to use in calculating the amount of tax to withhold from employee wages. The tables reflect the weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and monthly payroll periods based on wages and the number of exemptions. Find more information on Arkansas tax tables here

2024 W2 forms will be published electronically in Workday for current employees prior to January 31, 2025. If the current employee also elected to have a paper W2 form mailed, the paper form will be post marked by January 31, 2025. For employees who no longer work for the university but are expecting a 2024 W2 form, the paper W2 form will be mailed to the last known address and post marked by January 31, 2025.

Payroll will begin processing duplicate W2 request forms on February 17, 2025. This allows adequate time for any returned original forms to be reprocessed prior to reissuing duplicates

For current employees, if a mailing address needs to be updated, please complete the Home Contact Information update in Workday. For employees who no longer work here and cannot access Workday, please complete the address change form and email it to payroll@uark.edu.

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson recently signed legislation that cuts the top individual income tax rates. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) has published updated 2022 withholding tax tables, effective October 1, 2022. The top individual tax rate is now at 4.9%.

In addition to the updated tax tables, an inflationary relieve income tax credit is in effect from October 1 until December 31 for Arkansans that are full-year state residents and earn less than $87,000 per year.

Most Arkansans will see a change in the amount of Arkansas tax withheld beginning in October. Employees can view state taxes withheld in the Employee Taxes section of their payslip, accessible from the Pay application in Workday. Employees can adjust their state tax withholdings, such as designating an additional amount to be withheld, in Workday by accessing the Complete State and Local Withholding Elections task.

Additional Resources:

Summary of Tax Cuts

Withholding Tax Regular Income Tax Table

Withholding Tax Low Income Tax Table



Pay Schedule

You will be paid semimonthly. Semimonthly pay means employees will be paid twice a month, usually on the 15th and last business days of each month. Business days are defined as days other than weekends and university holidays. If the 15th falls on a Saturday or Sunday, pay day will be on Friday.

There are two pay groups paid semimonthly.

  1. Semimonthly arrears (hourly) pay group
  2. Semimonthly current (salary) pay group

Please see the Payroll Calendar to see how the pay periods are paid within each pay group and payroll deadlines.

Approximately two days before pay day, you will be able to view your payslip in your Workday portal. The payslip indicates your gross pay, deductions, and the net pay that will be deposited into your account(s). For benefits-eligible employees, information on university-paid benefits and coverage, as well as detailed information on leave usage, is included.

  • Login to Workday
  • Click the Pay application in the Applications section of the Home page.
  • In the "View" column, click Payslips.
  • You should see your payslips displayed. Click the View button to display more details.
  • To save the payslip as a PDF once you have clicked View, click the Print icon in the top right corner to download a PDF version of your payslip.
  • From the My Payslips page, you can also click the Print button next to a payslip name to print it, if needed.

How To Read Your Payslip

Employee Self-service

Direct deposit information and changes to your federal and state income tax withholding (W-4) can be self-managed throughthe Workday App . The IRS has updated the IRS withholding calculator in order to assist taxpayers to determine the appropriate withholding allowances for the new tax year. IRS says a paycheck check up helps avoid tax surprises at the end of the year. Employees should review their withholding to make sure the withholdings are accurate by using the IRS withholding calculator .

Log into your Workday Profile to do the following:

  • View your Payslips
  • View and change your Payment Elections (Note: To add/edit a direct deposit account or change payment elections, you must be on your institution's network or on an allowable VPN. Contact UITS for more information.)
  • View and change your Tax Elections
  • View your Benefits and change Retirement Savings Elections
  • View your Time Off
  • View or update your Contact information and Emergency Contacts
  • Update your mailing address

Additional Employee Self-Service training including Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) and videos are available through Workday Learning.