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

The Montgomery County Collector, David E. White, at the courthouse, 105 U.S. 270, Mount Ida (870-867-3271), 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, David E. White, Tammy McCarter, 870-867-3271, Mount Ida, Mt. Ida, Norman, Oden, Black Springs, Caddo Gap, Pencil Bluff.

For: Veteran or service member, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Montgomery 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 Montgomery County page lists David E. White as Collector, 870-867-3271, 105 U.S. 270, Mt. Ida, AR 71957, and Tammy McCarter as Assessor at the same number and building (105 Highway 270 East). 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) 867-3033) help with it.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Montgomery 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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