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§ 13-4-303. Tax and assessment records

AR Code § 13-4-303 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) For tax and assessment records:

(A) Permanently maintain:

(i) Real estate, personal, and mineral tax book;

(ii) Delinquent real estate;

(iii) Personal property list;

(iv) Lands forfeited to the state, and minerals;

(v) Land book of state and federally owned lands;

(vi) Clerk's deed of land sold for taxes;

(vii) Journal of proceedings of the county equalization board;

(viii) Final settlement of tax books; and

(ix) Original charge for all taxing units and certification;

(B) Maintain for seven (7) years:

(i) Real estate and personal assessment record;

(ii) Real estate and personal tax receipts recorded in tax books; and

(iii) Redemption certificate;

(C) Maintain for five (5) years, after rollback is complete, certification of tax adjustment for public utilities and regulated carriers (computation of utility tax);

(D) Maintain for three (3) years:

(i) Delinquent personal tax settlement;

(ii) Land redemption report;

(iii) State lands distribution; and

(iv) Monthly tax distribution;

(E) Maintain for one (1) year, after audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit:

(i) Valuation of real and personal property of utilities; and

(ii) Real and personal property tax correction forms;

(2) (A) For county assessor's records, maintain for five (5) years:

(i) Real estate appraisal card after reappraisal;

(ii) Lists of names of taxpayers furnished to assessor by school boards;

(iii) The personal, commercial, and industrial assessment forms; and

(iv) Inactive homestead credit documents.

(B) Prior to destruction of these forms, the documents shall be made available to the county collector;

(3) For county collector's records:

(A) Maintain permanently:

(i) Certified delinquent real estate list with publication certificate;

(ii) Certified delinquent list for real estate forfeited to the Commissioner of State Lands with publication certification;

(iii) Personal property tax book;

(iv) Certified delinquent personal property list; and

(v) Delinquent ad valorem tax lists for oil and gas interests;

(B) Maintain for ten (10) years, tax settlements;

(C) Maintain for seven (7) years:

(i) Real estate redemption certificates;

(ii) Cash receipts and disbursement journal; and

(iii) Collector's copy of tax receipts; and

(D) Maintain for three (3) years:

(i) Daily collection reports; and

(ii) Distraint of goods and garnishment to pay delinquent personal taxes.

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§ 13-4-303. Tax and assessment records