January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 15 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
February 19 – George Washington’s Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day
March 1 – Personal and Real Estate Tax Deadline
http://garlandcounty.org/172/Tax-Collector
Rebecca Dodd Talbert – Collector
200 Woodbine, Room 108
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501-622-3710
May 28 – Memorial Day
January 1 – July 1 – Real Property Assessment
1st Monday in January – May 31 – All Personal Property Assessment
http://garlandcounty.org/149/Assessors-Office
Shannon Sharp – County Assessor
200 Woodbine, Room 123
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501-622-3730
July 4 – Independence Day
September 3 – Labor Day
October 15 – Statewide Property Tax Deadline
John Thurston – State Land Commissioner
500 Woodlane St., Ste 109
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-324-9422
November 11 – Veterans Day (Observed on Monday, November 12)
November 22 – Thanksgiving Day
November 23 – Thanksgiving Break
December 24 – Christmas Eve
December 25 – Christmas Day
Lake Hamilton Refill Date – March 1 – March 31
Lake Hamilton Winter Drawdown – Nov. 1
Personal & Real Estate Taxes
The County Tax Collector collects ad valorem tax on Personal and Real Estate taxes, which include municipal, county, library, school, and improvement district taxes. The collector is required by law to settle and disperse all tax revenue to the County Treasurer monthly.
The current Personal and Real Estate Taxes for the state of Arkansas is 1% – 7% and 0.62% effectively, respectively and are due March 1st. Taxpayers will have from March 1 – October 15 to pay their taxes. Failure to do so will incur a 10% penalty, with additional fees like daily interests and advertising fees to be charged if payment is not received or postmarked by October 15th.
Personal Taxes should be paid before or at the same time as Real Estate Taxes.
Personal Property Assessment
In order to obtain the value of your possessions and properties, assessors from the County Assessor’s Office will assess your property. You must have your personal properties assessed between January 1st to May 31st and taxes must be paid between March 1st and October 15th of each year to avoid incurring penalties and to minimize inconveniences.
Arkansas License Plates
The Arkansas Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) is a division of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) that regulates vehicle registrations and renewals in the state. Once your vehicle is registered, the OMV is also responsible for the issuance of license plates. It is very important to have an Arkansas license plate issued by the OMV in the state of Arkansas for most vehicles. These include passenger cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, motorhomes, and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
All vehicles must have their license plates on the front and rear-side of their vehicles while others are only required to have one on the rear, depending on the type of vehicle. Rear license plates should also have a validation sticker showing the expiration date of the registration.
The OMV also issues specialized license plates in addition to the standard plate, which include personalized and military plates. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) are eligible to obtain the disabled parking licensed plate.
In order to obtain an AR license plate, your vehicle must be registered with the OMV within 30 days of moving into Arkansas and/or within 30 days of buying the vehicle. Once the registration and license plate expires, the vehicle registration must be renewed. A new sticker will be handed over with a new date to put over the old one.
Remember that the OMV offers registration renewal online, by phone, by mail, and by personal appearance.
To renew your vehicle registration, you can follow these simple steps. You may need your renewal notice for your verification code. However, you may still access the online renewal system through alternative means.
To renew your AR vehicle registration online with your renewal notice:
- Visit the ARSTAR
- Submit your renewal ID number.
- Enter your verification code.
- Pay the registration renewal fees).
To renew your AR vehicle registration online without your renewal notice:
- Visit the ARSTAR
- Click “What if I don’t have my renewal reminder?”
- Enter the last 4 digits of your vehicle identification number(VIN).
- Enter your license plate number andzip code.
- Pay your registration renewal fee.
By Phone
To renew your registration by phone:
- Call (800) 941-2580.
- Submit your vehicle information.
- Pay your registration renewal fee(see “Arkansas Vehicle Registration Renewal Fees” below).
By Mail
To renew by mail, send your registration renewal notice along with payment for your renewal fee to:
Office of Motor Vehicle
P.O. Box 3153
Little Rock, AR 72203
In Person
To renew your Arkansas vehicle registration in person at your local AR state revenue office:
- Provide your registration renewal notice.
- Submit paymentfor all applicable registration renewal fees.
