Mobile-friendly secure payment system brings convenience to citizens
Company Website:
http://www.arkansas.gov/ina/
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- (Business Wire)
Paying property taxes in Baxter County just got a lot easier thanks to a
new online payment system offered by Baxter County Tax Collector Teresa
Smith. Residents can visit ar.gov/baxterproptax
and enter a taxpayer number to begin. The system will prompt residents
through secure payment screens and quickly provide a payment
confirmation, and a receipt for taxpayer records. The payment system
will also work on a mobile phone.
“It’s a great step forward to be able to offer this option to pay taxes
online,” said Smith. “With today’s technology, folks should not have to
be hassled with standing in line at the Collector’s office or mailing in
their payments. This system lets you use either a credit card, debit
card or eCheck, so you can decide when and how you want to pay.”
Smith said taxpayers can also sign up for a service called eNotify when
paying their tax bill online. After registering, eNotify will alert
taxpayers by email when their statements are ready, saving the county
the costs of paper, postage and manpower used in mailing out forms.
The Baxter County Tax Collector partnered with the state’s eGovernment
service provider, Information
Network of Arkansas (INA), to develop both the eNotify registration
and secure payment system to ensure privacy, security and data
integrity. Credit card transactions include a processing fee to cover
the cost of the system, which INA developed for the county free of
charge.
Baxter County personal property and real estate taxes are due March 1
and must be paid before October 15. Smith reminded citizens that tax
bills will be coming out soon. “Once you are ready to pay your taxes,
just visit our site, take care of your payment, and don’t worry about
property taxes again until next year.”
Baxter County residents may connect online through live chat with the
collector’s office by visiting http://www.baxtercounty.org
or by visiting the Baxter County Tax Collector on Facebook.
For more information on property tax payments, contact the Baxter County
Tax Collector’s office at 870-425-8300 or by email at Teresa.Smith@baxtercounty.org.
About The Information Network of Arkansas (INA)
The Information Network of Arkansas (INA) is a public-private
partnership between the state of Arkansas and the Arkansas Information
Consortium (AIC) that helps state government entities Web-enable their
information services. Little Rock-based AIC is part of e-Government firm
NIC’s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies. INA operates Arkansas.gov,
the official website of the state of Arkansas, which offers more than
1,100 state and local online services.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official
government websites, online services, and secure
payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment
services help make government more accessible to everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions
for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United
States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in
America” five times, most recently ranked at No.11 (2013), and the
company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index.
Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
Contacts:
Information Network of Arkansas
Bob Sanders, 501-324-8913
bob@ark.org
Source: Information Network of Arkansas
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