Arkansas · Property tax exemptions for veterans · Updated Oct 2026
Arkansas property tax exemptions for veterans (2026)
Every statewide property tax break for veterans in Arkansas that our guide lists, from disabled-veteran exemptions to breaks for surviving spouses. What each is worth, the VA rating it needs, the deadline and how to apply.
Short answer
The main property tax break for veterans in Arkansas is the Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption. Your homestead and personal property are exempt from payment of property taxes (the statute says 'all state taxes').
Your homestead and personal property are exempt from payment of property taxes (the statute says 'all state taxes'). You must still assess your property each year.
Who qualifies
An Arkansas-resident veteran awarded special monthly compensation by the VA for the loss, or loss of use, of one or more limbs, or for total blindness in one or both eyes, or who has a service-connected 100% total and permanent disability. The veteran must be on the title and live in the home. If you get this exemption, you do not also get the homestead credit or the 65+ freeze (Pope County Collector). Ask your collector whether a 100% rating paid for individual unemployability (TDIU) counts; this could not be confirmed from an official source.
How to apply
Give your county collector or treasurer a current VA Summary of Benefits letter and proof of your eligibility date (VA rating decision). You still must assess your property each year; the exemption is from payment, not from assessment. If you have a mortgage escrow, send the letter to your mortgage company too.
Deadline
October 15 each year (Pope County Collector). Taxes paid without the letter on file are not refunded.
Renewal
Every year in many counties: turn in the new VA Summary of Benefits letter (mailed by the VA each March).
For surviving spouses of veterans and service members
These breaks are for the surviving spouse. See every break a surviving spouse in Arkansas can claim or keep on the surviving spouses page.
Surviving spouses
Disabled Veteran Exemption - Surviving Spouse and Minor Children
The full disabled veteran exemption continues on the homestead and personal property.
Who qualifies
The unremarried surviving spouse of a qualifying disabled veteran who receives VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), and, with restrictions, the veteran's minor dependent children.
How to apply
Give the county collector or treasurer your VA letter showing DIC, plus the veteran's eligibility proof, the death certificate and proof you own and live in the home.
Deadline
October 15 each year (Pope County Collector).
Renewal
Yearly letter in many counties; ends if you remarry.
Give the county collector or treasurer your VA letter showing DIC, plus the veteran's eligibility proof, the death certificate and proof you own and live in the home.
Deadline: October 15 each year (Pope County Collector).
Renewal: Yearly letter in many counties; ends if you remarry.
Savings estimate for Arkansas
None of these breaks is one fixed dollar amount taken off your home's value, so we can't estimate the savings here. What each one is worth is on its card above.
Eligibility finder for Arkansas
Answer a few questions to see which property tax breaks may fit you. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.
Pre-set for veterans: you own and live in the home and are a veteran. Add your VA rating, and change any answer.
Document checklist for Arkansas
Pick the breaks you plan to apply for. You get a checklist of forms, documents, steps and deadlines to print or keep on your phone.
Questions about veterans property tax breaks in Arkansas
Who qualifies for property tax breaks for veterans in Arkansas?
Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption: An Arkansas-resident veteran awarded special monthly compensation by the VA for the loss, or loss of use, of one or more limbs, or for total blindness in one or both eyes, or who has a service-connected 100% total and permanent disability. The veteran must be on the title and live in the home. Disabled Veteran Exemption - Surviving Spouse and Minor Children: The unremarried surviving spouse of a qualifying disabled veteran who receives VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), and, with restrictions, the veteran's minor dependent children.
Is there an income limit for veterans' property tax breaks in Arkansas?
Our sources list no income limit for any of these breaks.
When is the deadline for veterans to apply in Arkansas?
Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption: October 15 each year (Pope County Collector). Taxes paid without the letter on file are not refunded. Disabled Veteran Exemption - Surviving Spouse and Minor Children: October 15 each year (Pope County Collector).
Do veterans have to reapply every year in Arkansas?
Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption: Every year in many counties: turn in the new VA Summary of Benefits letter (mailed by the VA each March). Disabled Veteran Exemption - Surviving Spouse and Minor Children: Yearly letter in many counties; ends if you remarry.
Where do veterans apply for property tax breaks in Arkansas?
Your county assessor takes applications for the homestead credit and the age 65/disabled value freeze. The disabled veteran exemption is handled through the county collector or treasurer. Arkansas property taxes are paid the year after assessment (2026 assessments are paid by October 15, 2027). For the Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption: Give your county collector or treasurer a current VA Summary of Benefits letter and proof of your eligibility date (VA rating decision).
Can veterans get more than one property tax break in Arkansas?
Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption: If you get this exemption, you do not also get the homestead credit or the 65+ freeze (Pope County Collector).