1.Allocation of Dependents for Tax Purposes: Allocation of dependents for tax purposes belongs to the payee parent pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. However, if allowed by state or federal law, the court shall have the discretion to grant dependency allocation, or any part of it, to the payor parent if the benefit of the allocation to the payor parent substantially outweighs the benefit to the payee parent.
2.Administrative Costs: The amount paid to the Clerk of the Court or to the Arkansas Clearinghouse for administrative costs pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 9-12-312(e)(1)(A) , § 9-10-109(b)(1)(A) and § 9-14-804(b) shall not be included as support.
3.Provisions for payment All child-support orders shall fix the beginning date of the child-support obligation and the interval (weekly,
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1. Allocation of Dependents for Tax Purposes: Allocation of dependents for tax purposes belongs to the payee parent pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. However, if allowed by state or federal law, the court shall have the discretion to grant dependency allocation, or any part of it, to the payor parent if the benefit of the allocation to the payor parent substantially outweighs the benefit to the payee parent. 2. Administrative Costs: The amount paid to the Clerk of the Court or to the Arkansas Clearinghouse for administrative costs pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 9-12-312(e)(1)(A) , § 9-10-109(b)(1)(A) and § 9-14-804(b) shall not be included as support. 3. Provisions for payment All child-support orders shall fix the beginning date of the child-support obligation and the interval (weekly, bi-weekly, semimonthly, or monthly) on which payments shall be made. Child-support obligations shall be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar. All other computations relating to the determination of a payor's child-support obligation shall use mathematical rules for rounding. If the number you are rounding is followed by 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, round the number up. For example: 37.5 will be rounded to 38. If the number you are rounding is followed by 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, round the number down. For example, 37.4 will be rounded to 37. Each parent's share of the basic child-support obligation on Line 5 of the Worksheet should be rounded to two decimal places. All child-support orders shall include a provision for immediate implementation of income withholding or withholding from a financial institution, absent a finding of good cause not to require immediate income withholding or withholding from a financial institution. All withholding forms shall be filed in the court file and have a security level where it can only be viewed by the parties and attorneys of record. Circuit clerks shall only release the withholding order to parties, their employers, and attorneys of record. Payment shall be made through the Arkansas Clearinghouse pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-805 . 4. Sharing of income information Parents shall provide proof of income for a previous calendar year whenever requested in writing by certified mail by the other parent, but not more than one (1) time a year.