Arkansas Code § 26-35-802 - Payment Not Required Pending Assessment Appeal

(a) Real or personal property shall not be returned as delinquent for nonpayment of taxes, nor shall any penalty be added to taxes due while there is pending in the circuit court, Court of Appeals, or the Supreme Court an appeal from an order of the county court fixing the assessed value of property.

(b) If there has been no final disposition of an appeal prior to the last day fixed by law for the payment of the taxes without penalty, the taxpayer shall have thirty (30) days after final disposition of the appeal within which to pay the taxes without penalty.

(c) Upon appeal of a personal property tax assessment to the circuit court, the taxpayer appealing the personal property tax assessment shall pay:

(1) To the county collector as otherwise provided by law the amount the taxpayer claims is owed under the personal property tax assessment; and

(2) Into the registry of the circuit court an amount equal to the difference between the personal property tax assessment and the amount the taxpayer claims is owed under the personal property tax assessment.

Section: 26-35-802  

Last modified: November 15, 2016