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

The Lincoln County Collector, Melissa Bumpass, at the courthouse, 300 South Drew St., Room 102, Star City (870-628-5020), takes the State's disabled veteran exemption on the home and personal property; the county posts nothing about it, and since Act 876 of 2025 the VA letter is a one-time filing.

Also called: property tax, collector, DAV exemption, 26-3-306, homestead, personal property, Act 876, VA letter, Melissa Bumpass, Amy Harrison, 870-628-5020, Star City, Gould, Grady.

For: Veteran or service member, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lincoln County, ARCounty

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 office. The State portal's Lincoln County page lists Melissa Bumpass as Collector, 870-628-5020, 300 South Drew St., Room 102, Star City, AR 71667, and Amy Harrison as Assessor, 870-628-4401, Room 106. The county has no website, so neither office publishes anything on the exemption. Bring the VA letter to the Collector, or have the veterans service officer ((870) 370-2785) help with it.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lincoln County (Arkansas) Collector: Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Gate	Rule
100% permanent and total, special monthly compensation, or qualifying survivor	The 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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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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