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Calhoun County (Arkansas) Collector: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

Calhoun County's tax collector, Sheriff Vernon Morris ex officio, at 109 South 2nd St., Hampton (870-798-2357), takes the State's disabled veteran exemption on the home and personal property; the county's page says nothing about it, and since Act 876 of 2025 the VA letter is a one-time filing.

Also called: property tax, collector, sheriff, DAV exemption, 26-3-306, homestead, personal property, Act 876, VA letter, Vernon Morris, Teresa Carter, Teresa Ables, 870-798-2357, Hampton, Thornton, Harrell, Tinsman.

For: Veteran or service member, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The exemption is the State's, under section 26-3-306, as the Arkansas entry on the disabled veteran property tax exemption explains: no tax on the home, its land and personal property for a veteran VA rates 100% permanent and total or pays special monthly compensation for the loss or loss of use of a limb or blindness, carried on by an unremarried surviving spouse and minor children. Act 876 of 2025 added to section 26-3-306(b) that the VA letter "is required to be submitted only one (1) time" and that "annual submission of a letter from the department is not required", from the 2025 assessment year, so long as you tell the collector if you stop qualifying or move. File again for a new home. The county's pages. The Tax Collector page describes the office's collection of personal and real estate taxes and its in-person, online and mail payment options, but says nothing about the exemption; the Staff Directory gives the Collector 870-798-2357. Bring the VA letter to the Collector, or have the Veteran's Service Office (870-798-2054) help with it. The office. The Association of Arkansas Counties lists Vernon Morris as both Sheriff and Collector, the collector's line (870) 798-2357, P.O. Box 1174, Hampton, AR 71744; the State portal's Calhoun County page also names him as Collector, at 109 South 2nd St. The Assessor is Teresa Carter on the Association's page and Teresa Ables on the State portal, both at (870) 798-2740.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Calhoun County (Arkansas) Collector: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
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100% permanent and total, special monthly compensation, or qualifying survivorThe county collector administers the State exemption under Ark. Code Ann. Section 26-3-306. The disability test is the State test, not a county one.

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