Paying property taxes in Baxter County just got a lot easier thanks to a new online payment system offered by Baxter County Tax Collector Teresa Smith.
Residents can visit ar.gov/baxterproptax and enter a taxpayer number to begin. The system will prompt residents through secure payment screen and quickly provide a payment confirmation and receipt for taxpayer records. The payments system also will work on a mobile phone.
"It's a great step forward to be able to offer this option to pay taxes online," said Smith. "With today's technology, folks should not have to be hassled with standing in line at the collector's office or mailing in their payments. This system lets you use either a credit card, debit card or eCheck, so you can decide when and how you want to pay."
Smith said taxpayers also can sign up for a service called eNotify when paying their tax bill online. After registering, eNotify will alert taxpayers by email when their statements are ready, saving the county the costs of paper, postage and manpower used in mailing out forms.
Smith partnered with the state's eGovernment service provider, Information Network of Arkansas, to develop both the eNotify registration and secure payment system to ensure privacy, security and data integrity. Credit-card transactions include a processing fee to cover the cost of the system, which INA developed for the county free.
Baxter County personal-property and real-estate taxes are due March 1 and must be paid before Oct. 15. Smith reminded citizens that tax bills will be coming out soon.
"Once you are ready to pay your taxes, just visit our site, take care of your payment and don't worry about property taxes again until next year," she said.
Baxter County residents may connect online through live chat with the collector's office by visiting www.baxtercounty.org or by visiting the Baxter County Collector on Facebook.
For information on property tax payments, call the collector's office at 425-8300 or email Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!.
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Quelle/Source: The Baxter Bulletin, 11.03.2015
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