Benton Office Open until 6:00 PM on 10/12, 10/13, & 10/16 - Closed 10/17 Per §26-36-201 When October 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday observed by the United States Postal Service, the taxes shall become due and payable the following business day that is not a holiday observed by the United States Postal Service. Credit card website and drop box will be open until 11:59 PM on 10/16/2023. All tax payments made or postmarked after October 16, will be charged a penalty. 2022 Taxes payable in 2023 are delinquent after October 16th, 2023.

FAQs: Voluntary Taxes

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Watch this brief video to learn more about voluntary taxes:

Saline County has three (3) voluntary taxes. A sample tax statement is attached and you will see just below the Total Mandatory, there are three voluntary taxes. 1) County Animal Care & Control, 2) The Saline County Sheriff's Law Enforcement Protection Services, 3) the Weather Warning System.

The only amount you must pay is the Total Mandatory. The three voluntary taxes are REAL NEEDS in Saline County. Attached you can view the ordinances that were passed to allow these voluntary taxes to be collected.

26-25-106 and 26-73-103 authorize the imposition and levying of voluntary taxes for the benefit of residents; and the Arkansas Attorney General in Opinion No. 94-003 has opined that a county quorum court can establish a voluntary tax by ordinance.

Saline County Tax Statement Sample.pdf

Voluntary Animal Care & Control.pdf

Voluntary SCSO Detention Operations.pdf

Voluntary Weather Warning System.pdf

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