The County Collector is the collector of taxes for the county and collects municipal, county, school and improvement district taxes and turns them over to the county treasurer. The Constitution of the State of Arkansas provides for the election of the County Collector to a two-year term of office with the requirements that he/she be a qualified elector, and a resident of the county. In the event of a vacancy in office, the quorum court fills the vacancy by appointment, the appointee serving until the next general election, when a successor is elected.

The Collector is responsible for collecting all property taxes from the first day of March to the tenth day of October during the calendar year after they are assessed. By statute, the collector is required to turn over all tax revenue to the treasurer at least once a month. Taxpayers may pay their taxes in installments, with one-fourth of the total being due between February and April, one-fourth being due between April and July, and the remaining one-half between July and October 10th.

Any real or personal property taxes not paid by the tenth day of October are considered delinquent and the Collector extends a 10% penalty against the taxpayer. Before December 1st of each year, the collector of taxes shall prepare a list of delinquent personal property taxes and deliver a copy of the list to a legal newspaper in the county. Within seven (7) days thereafter, the newspaper shall publish the first insertion of the list, which shall be published two times in successive weeks. If there is no newspaper in the county or district, the publication shall be in the nearest newspaper having a general circulation in the county of districts for which the list is being published. The Collector shall, by the fourth Wednesday of October in each year, file with the clerk of the county court a list of taxes levied on real estate that the Collector has been unable to collect.

Phone: 425-8300
Office Location: Across from the Baxter County Courthouse
8 East 7th Street, Mountain Home, AR 72653