Instructions for Form AR4PT 
         Nonresident Member Withholding Exemption Affidavit 

1. TRANSMISSION NOTES

a.  For all transmittal forms the same fields in order and size will be required. 
b.  Transmittals will be acceptable on CD or Diskette. 
c.  All fields are alpha/text/character fields. 

2. RECORD LAYOUT FOR TRANSMITTALS 

 Field # Field Name                               Field Description                               Field Size
  
 1       ENTITY TYPE                                   S-Corporation                                     1
                                                       Partnership
                                                Limited Liability Company
                                                       Trust Code
                                                        Other
                                                 Nonresident Member 
 
 2       FIN                                            Entity FIN                                       9
 
 3       FIN/SSN                                 Member FIN or SSN                                       9
 
 4       FIRST NAME                             Member first name, if individual
                                 Member complete name, if other than individual                          25

 5       MIDDLE INITIAL                          Member middle initial                                   1

 6       LAST NAME                                Member last name                                       25
                                                              
 7       ADDRESS                                  Member address                                         35
 
 8       CITY                                          Member city                                       35
 
 9       STATE                                         Member state                                      2
 
 10      ZIP                                           Member zip                                        9

3. FIELD DATA INSTRUCTIONS

The first record should be the Entity record and the following fields should be completed: 1 (use S, P, 
L, T, O only), 2, 4, and 7 through 10.

The  Entity  record  should  be  followed  by  the  Member  record(s)  and  the  following  fields  should  be 
completed: 1 (N only) and 3 through 10.
 
Field 1  Enter S for a S-Corporation, P for a Partnership, L for a Limited Liability Company, T for a Trust, O for Other, or N 
         for a Nonresident member. Code of S, P, L, T, O, N is required, no other code is acceptable. Field will be used as 
         part of key along with FEIN. 
  
Field 2  Enter the Federal Identification Number (FIN) for the S-Corporation, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, Other, or 
         Trust. FIN is a required field for all records. Zero fill from left for any number less than 9 digits. Field will be used as 
         part of key along with S, P, L, T, O, and N codes. All records with same FIN will be treated as belonging together. 
  
Field 3  Enter the Social Security Number or Federal Identification Number for the Partner, Shareholder, Member, or 
         Beneficiary. SSN/FIN is a required field for all  Nrecords, leave blank for other record codes. Zero fill from left for 
         any number less than 9 digits. 

Field 4 For records coded  ,SP,  , TL  or O: Enter complete name of S-Corporation, Partnership, Limited Liability 
        Company, Trust, or Other. Supply legal name only, do not use DBA (doing business as) name. 

        For records coded N: Enter first name of Partner, Shareholder, Member, or Beneficiary.  Supply legal name 
        only, do not use DBA (doing business as) name.  
  
Field 5 Enter middle initial of Partner, Shareholder, Member, or Beneficiary.

Field 6 Enter last name of Partner, Shareholder, Member, or Beneficiary. 

Field 7 Enter location for the S-Corporation, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, Other, Trust, or Nonresident 
        member. Mailing address will be acceptable. 
  
Field 8 Enter  city  for  the  S-Corporation,  Partnership,  Limited  Liability  Company,  Other, Trust,  or  Nonresident 
        member. 
  
Field 9 Enter state two digit mailing code for the S-Corporation, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, Other, Trust, 
        or Nonresident member. 
  
Field 10  Enter mailing zip code for the S-Corporation, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, Other, Trust, or Nonresident 
        member. Zip code required for 5 digits, 9 digits accepted and preferred. 
  
4.  FAQ (Frequently asked questions): 

 Q:     Are the records I submit required to be in any specific order of submission?
 A:     No. There is no specific order of submission.

 Q:     I submitted what I thought was all my information in a transmission, but now have additional information which 
        needs to be transmitted. Do I need to add the records to those already submitted and resubmit again?
 A:     No. Transmit the additional information only.

 Q:     May I submit more than one pass through entity information in the same submission?
 A:     Yes. Complete Form AR4PT for each pass through entity whose records are on the CD or diskette.

 Q:     Do I need to submit the nonresident member affidavit information on a CD or diskette as I receive the affidavits, 
        or can I wait until I receive all of the signed affidavits?
 A:     The nonresident member affidavit information will be required to be filed on a CD or diskette with the Arkansas 
        Department of Finance and Administration no later than the due date of your income tax return.