Property Tax Appeals · Arkansas
Appeal your property taxes
in Arkansas.
Your county assessor values property as of January 1, with countywide reappraisals running on multi-year cycles. If the number looks wrong, you petition the county Board of Equalization — boards sit starting August 1, and hearing requests are due by the third Monday in August. The board hears your evidence of market value and can adjust on the spot; further appeals go to county court. Because reappraisal years reset values across the whole county at once, that’s when errors cluster and when an appeal is most worth checking.
County equalization boards convene August 1, and you must request your hearing by the third Monday in August — statewide.
Arkansas assesses at 20% of market value, and Amendment 79 caps how fast a homestead’s taxable assessed value can rise — so after a reappraisal, check whether your market value or your capped value is doing the work. The appeal itself contests the market value, and comparable sales as of January 1 are the evidence the board acts on.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Arkansas labels the process, the case underneath is identical: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal — comparable sales, documented adjustments, a signed opinion of value — is that showing. Start with the $5 check to see if the numbers are on your side before you spend real money.
- Valued as of your assessment date — not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed AR appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Arkansas counties
Arkansas questions
You must ask your county Board of Equalization for a hearing by the third Monday in August. The boards convene August 1 each year.
Proof of what your home was worth on January 1 — comparable sales, adjusted for differences, which is exactly what a licensed appraisal documents. Photos of condition problems the mass appraisal missed help too.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.