Property taxes are due on Monday and Pulaski County is providing a way for residents to pay a little extra to help its animal services program.
County residents can check the box labeled “voluntary – animal control” when paying their property taxes online. Residents paying their taxes by check can use a payment coupon.
The money donated through the program, known as Give 5 (the suggested donation is $) will go to the Pulaski County Animal Control Spay and Neuter Fund. Residents can give more than the suggested $5, of course, and those funds will also go into the spay and neuter program, the county said in a press release.
The Give 5 program brought in $128,985 in 2021 and $99,722 last year. The program provides vouchers for spaying and neutering to hundreds of Pulaski County residents each year. The county makes the vouchers available at a pair of veterinary clinics, county spokeswoman Madeline Roberts said.
Here’s the press release from Pulaski County, explaining how to pay property taxes and how to donate to the Animal Control Spay and Neuter Fund:
Property taxes for 2022 are due October 16 for Pulaski County residents, and there’s still time to GIVE 5 to the Animal Services Spay and Neuter Fund.
County residents can give a voluntary donation of $5 or more when paying their business, real estate or personal property taxes to help fellow residents spay or neuter their pets.
Taxpayers can give more than $5 if they wish and every dollar donated will subsidize spay/neuter services for pets of Pulaski County residents who cannot afford the cost to spay/neuter on their own.
How to GIVE 5:
Residents have two options to GIVE 5 to the Pulaski County Animal Control Spay and Neuter Fund when paying their taxes: use the payment coupon when paying by check, or if paying online, check the “voluntary – animal control” box when checking out.
To pay online or to find a payment location, click here.
Tax Information
Pulaski County residents are required to give an appraisal of personal property by contacting the Pulaski County Assessor from January 1st to May 31st every year. Failure to do so will result in a 10% assessment penalty of the total assessment.
Your ad valorem (Latin for “according to value”) general taxes are billed one year behind and are calculated by multiplying the “taxable value” (20% of the appraisal value established by the Assessor) times the millage rate (a mill is 1/10th of a penny). Click to view the 2022-2023 Millage Rate Chart.
There are also city liens, sanitation fees, and special improvement district taxes that are billed separately and must be paid before or with your ad valorem taxes. These taxes are also not eligible for any tax exemptions.