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Taxes

 

Local Taxes

Applicable Local Ad Valorem Taxes

$44.10 per $1,000 Assessed Value
(Nettleton School District)

County General:                .0040

County Road:                    .0021

Library:                            .0020

Policemen’s Pension:        .0005

Firemen’s Pension:           .0005

Nettleton School Millage:  .0350

TOTAL:                             .0441

Rate of Assessment

Residential, Industrial Real and Industrial Personal Property is assessed at a rate of 20% of Fair Market Value


Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)

If taxable, or non-taxable, municipal Industrial Revenue Bonds are used to finance land, buildings or equipment for a project, a letter of agreement for a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) will be considered. 

State law requires that the agreement provide at least 35% of the regular annual tax rate until the bonds are retired.


Raw Materials, Goods-in-Process Inventory and Finished Goods Inventory

Tangible personal property in transit through Arkansas and inventory tangible personal property manufactured, processed or refined in Arkansas and stored for shipment outside the state are exempt from taxes.


Applicable Municipal Related Taxes on Employees

NONE


Sales Taxes

Combined Sales Tax

Arkansas State Sales Tax: 6.0% (1.5% grocery)

City Sales Tax: 1.5%

County Sales Tax: 1.0%

TOTAL: 8.5% (4% grocery)

Arkansas State Taxes

Taxes levied by the State of Arkansas include the following:

Corporate and Personal Income Tax

Sales and Use Tax

Unemployment Insurance Tax

Corporate Franchise Tax

Capital Gains Tax Reduction
Property Tax

For details, visit the Arkansas Department of Economic Development Website at:  www.arkansasedc.com

 

Source:  Craighead County and the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, December 2011