Transfer tax
Arkansas charges a real property transfer tax of $3.30 per $1,000. Who pays and how it applies to a gift with no consideration is confirmed when we prepare the deed. Where the tax falls on the grantee, it is ours.
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Donate Real Estate in Arkansas
Arkansas collects its real property transfer tax through stamps affixed to the deed, with an exemption available where a transfer is not a sale. Beyond that the state divides between delta row crop in the east, timber and lake country in the west and south, and a steady inventory of Ozark parcels sold to out-of-state buyers decades ago.
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Arkansas rules for a property donation
Federal tax rules are the same in every state. These three are set by Arkansas and by the county where the property sits.
Documentary stamps and the exemption
The Arkansas transfer tax is paid by buying stamps that go on the face of the deed, and the recorder will not accept a conveyance without either the stamps or a stated exemption. Where a transfer is a gift rather than a sale, the exemption is claimed on the deed itself. We handle the wording.
Recording
Deeds are recorded with the circuit clerk and recorder for the county where the property sits. You sign before a notary wherever you live, and we handle the filing.
What Arkansas owners call us about
Four situations that recur across the state.
An Ozark lot bought by mail
Recreational subdivisions platted in the hills and sold nationwide, many without built roads or utilities at the lot line.
Timber ground held by absent heirs
Pine and hardwood acreage owned by families who left the state, with a harvest overdue and taxes due every year.
Delta row crop and rice ground
Cash-rented land in the east held by heirs who do not farm, often in undivided shares among siblings.
A parcel certified to the state for taxes
Arkansas certifies delinquent parcels to the state land commissioner for sale. The certification date is what sets the timetable.
Arkansas property we accept
Each links to the full guide for that type, including how a donation compares with selling.
Houses in ArkansasBungalows, brick ranches, farmhouses and lake cabins.
Arkansas landOzark and Ouachita acreage, hunting land, lake lots and town lots.
Farm groundRice, soybean and cotton ground in the delta, pasture in the west.
Commercial propertyCourthouse square buildings, storefronts and small offices.
Industrial buildingsWarehouse, poultry and processing space.
Land contractsProperty sold on terms years ago. We take over the payments and deliver the deed at payoff.
What a donation looks like by region
Six Arkansases, and the hills and the delta have nothing in common.
Central Arkansas
Little Rock and the river valley, with older city housing, infill lots and small commercial.
Northwest Arkansas
A fast-growing corner where inherited houses and edge-of-town acreage move quickly.
The Ozarks
Recreational subdivision lots, remote acreage, cabins and property with access questions.
The delta
Rice, cotton and soybean ground, and towns with more buildings than residents.
South Arkansas
Pine timber, hunting land and oil field towns with thin housing markets.
The Ouachitas and west
Lake property, timbered slopes and small-town buildings.
Arkansas real estate donation questions, answered
Is a donated deed subject to Arkansas transfer tax?+
Arkansas charges a real property transfer tax of $3.30 per $1,000. Who pays and how it applies to a gift with no consideration is confirmed when we prepare the deed. Where the tax falls on the grantee, it is ours.
I live outside Arkansas. Do I have to travel there to sign?+
No. We prepare the deed in the form Arkansas requires for the county where the property sits, you sign before a notary where you live, and we record it with the county circuit clerk and recorder.
My parcel has been certified to the state for unpaid taxes. Is it too late?+
Not always, and the certification and sale dates decide. Arkansas moves delinquent parcels to the state land commissioner for sale on a schedule. Send the parcel number and any notice you have, quickly rather than eventually.
Does Arkansas give a state tax deduction for a property donation?+
Arkansas has a state income tax, and how it treats a charitable contribution is set by Arkansas law rather than by us. Your federal deduction follows the usual IRS rules. Take the state question to your own advisor.
Is the transfer tax owed on a gift?+
Arkansas provides an exemption where a transfer is not a sale, claimed on the face of the deed. We prepare the language and confirm the treatment with the recorder rather than assuming it.
We do not provide tax or legal advice. State and local transfer tax rules change; we confirm current requirements when we prepare each deed. Consult your own advisor.
Tell us about your Arkansas property and we will review it
The county and a parcel number are enough to start.