Complete guide to appealing your Arkansas property taxes in 2027. Learn the Board of Equalization process, deadlines, evidence, and how TaxAppeal USA prepares your appeal for $89 flat.
Arkansas levies property taxes based on assessed value — which is set at 20% of appraised value ('true market value') by state law. So if your property's appraised market value is $300,000, your assessed value is $60,000 (20%), and your tax bill is calculated by multiplying that $60,000 by the applicable millage rate. When you appeal in Arkansas, you are challenging the appraised market value — the number from which the 20% assessment is derived.
Each county assessor mails assessment notices in the spring. You can also look up your current assessed value on your county assessor's website at any time. Compare your appraised market value to recent sale prices of similar homes in your neighborhood — Zillow and county recorder records are good sources. If your appraised value appears to exceed what comparable homes are selling for, you have grounds to appeal.
Arkansas property owners must file their appeal with the county Board of Equalization by August 16, 2027. Arkansas uses a postmark deadline — your appeal must be postmarked by August 16, 2027, not necessarily received by that date. Unlike Florida, you do not need physical receipt by the deadline. There is no filing fee in Arkansas. TaxAppeal USA prepares your appeal on your county's form, with comparable sales evidence, and mails it to you ready to sign; you sign it and mail it well before August 16, 2027.
After your appeal is filed, the county Board of Equalization schedules a hearing. The board is a panel of county-appointed citizens who review evidence from property owners and the county assessor. You present your comparable sales evidence and any condition documentation. The board reviews both sides and issues a determination. If they agree with your evidence, they can reduce your appraised value. If not, you can appeal further to the Arkansas Assessment Coordination Division or circuit court.
TaxAppeal USA prepares Arkansas property tax appeals for $89 flat. We check first whether an appeal will lower your bill and won't sell you one if it won't. If it will, we pull your county assessor data, analyze comparable sales in your specific neighborhood, fill in your county's appeal form, and mail you a ready-to-sign kit with a return envelope addressed to your county Board of Equalization. You sign it and mail it before August 16, 2027. No percentage fees. No filing fee passed through (Arkansas has none). Flat $89.
We check first. If an appeal will lower your bill, we mail you a ready-to-sign kit for $89 flat. You sign it and mail it, and you keep 100% of your savings.
TaxAppeal USA is a self-service document-preparation service. We prepare a ready-to-sign appeal kit and mail it to you; you sign it and mail it to the county yourself. In every state we serve, including Florida, we are not property tax consultants, agents, or representatives, we do not provide tax or legal advice, and we do not file appeals or represent customers before any appraisal district, board of assessors, board of equalization, value adjustment board, or review board. Every appeal, protest and petition is prepared for the property owner, signed by the owner, and mailed by the owner in the owner’s name. In Florida your petition is signed by you as the property owner under section 194.011(3), Florida Statutes, and the county’s Value Adjustment Board filing fee is paid by you directly to the county. TaxAppeal USA does not sign as your representative, does not appear before the Board, and does not present evidence or argument at a hearing.