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Arkansas Property Tax Payments Due Date Extended to October 17

It is important that citizens meet the October 17 deadline to keep their counties from suffering from missed revenues and to avoid penalty late fees. Several payment methods are available to help make this process convenient to tax payers. Most County Collectors offer phone, online, mobile, and in-person payment options.

"County tax money funds county jails, the coroner's office, sheriff's office, county hospitals, libraries, schools, and county government. Citizens paying their taxes are a direct link to the community," said Pulaski County Treasurer Debra Buckner. "Being able to provide electronic payments makes the whole process more efficient. We are proud to continue to partner with Information Network of Arkansas to serve the public."

Last year a mobile payment option was launched at http://www.arkansas.gov/m, as Arkansas became the first state to add secure payment processing of personal property and real estate taxes specifically for smartphone users.

The 39 counties offering the secure online Web payments for personal property and real estate taxes with a credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover) or electronic check include: Ashley, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Crawford, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Faulkner, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Howard, Independence, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Miller, Little River, Ouachita, Poinsett, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Sebastian, Stone, Union, Van Buren, Washington, and White Counties. Residents may also check the full listing of counties and deadlines available at www.ar-tax.org.

To use the online personal property and real estate tax payment services, taxpayers may enter the parcel number provided on their tax statements or search the database by name or address for specific parcels. The property tax system guides the user through a series of entry screens, and provides a confirmation and printable receipt page for recordkeeping.

In addition to paying personal property and real estate taxes with a credit card or electronic check online or via a mobile smartphone, citizens may also make credit card payments over the phone or in person at their Collector's office.

About Arkansas.gov

Arkansas.gov is the official Web site of the state of Arkansas (http://www.arkansas.gov) and a service of the Information Network of Arkansas offering more than 1,100 state and local online services. The Information Network of Arkansas is a public-private partnership between the state of Arkansas and the Arkansas Information Consortium that helps state government entities Web-enable their information services. Little Rock-based AIC is part of eGovernment firm NIC's (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government portals, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,000 federal, state, and local agencies across the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

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Phil Billingsley, 501-324-8913
phil@ark.org