No one said implementing your vision of a powerful, groundbreaking property tax solution would be easy. You have unique needs to address. Doubters to convince. Obstacles to overcome.

Farragut’s Arist property tax solutions are tailor-made for aspirational leaders—those who are painfully aware of the gap between what’s available and what’s possible. And who won’t be able to rest until their vision is made real.

Shape the future. Forget ill-fitting, off-the-shelf software and take-it-or-leave-it installations. We’ll create a solution formed around your specific needs and infrastructure.

Build from strength. Take advantage of our robust software foundation—one that’s already proven its mettle across multiple large, innovative implementations.

Work with experts. We’re as conversant in tax code as we are in computer code. This combination of experience ensures we can keep up with all of your new ideas.

Control your destiny. Instead of vendor lock-in, you get full ownership, investment protection, and maintenance flexibility through source-code licensing.

With the right partner—one who’s accountable, who does what they say and says what they mean, who you’d trust with your professional life—this isn’t just possible; it’s practical.

Arist starts with Farragut’s foundational suite of advanced software modules, available individually or as a fully integrated solution. And then we tailor everything necessary to bring your vision to life.

Farragut supports Arist with services as comprehensive as the products themselves, including unique offerings that help turn technology transitions into organizational transformations.

We work closely with forward-thinking property tax leaders to implement breakthrough solutions using Arist. And we’ve achieved some pretty impressive results.

North Carolina Association of County Commissioners

For all 100 counties in North Carolina, appraisal and tax collection were complex and challenging. Sometimes, the process worked exactly as intended; all too often, however, vast differences between business practices in different counties resulted in inconsistent application of the law—causing major issues throughout the state.

Rising to the challenge
Using the Arist platform, Farragut worked with the NCACC to develop the North Carolina Property Tax System (NCPTS), a cooperative technology initiative that automated and optimized the property tax process—including assessment and collection of real and personal properties. This led to greater consistency in appraisals and higher collection rates, while also creating a forum where counties can learn from one another and share in the cost of a robust and effective system—with 51% of the statewide property tax base served so far.

North Carolina Department of Revenue

Vehicle registration fees and vehicle property taxes were being billed and paid separately, under a complex system in which each county was responsible for managing vehicle tax collections, while the state DMV collected registration fees. This led to data inconsistencies, duplicate costs and a steep erosion in voluntary compliance—with as many as 40% of vehicle owners not renewing or paying county taxes on time.

Rising to the challenge
Using the Arist platform, Farragut worked with the North Carolina Departments of Revenue and Transportation to launch North Carolina’s “Tag & Tax Together” system. This created a consistent, convenient way to pay annual vehicle tag renewals and vehicle property taxes at the same time—leading to an annual revenue increase of $220 million.

NACo Financial Services Center

Collecting outstanding balances, including property taxes, from local residents has been a costly, time-consuming and unpleasant task for local governments.

Rising to the challenge
Using the Arist platform, Farragut worked with NACo Financial Services to launch their national Local Government Debt Setoff service. The new service was patterned after a successful joint venture by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and the North Carolina League of Municipalities which led to recovery of more than $240 million in unpaid taxes.

This results-oriented service enables counties to collect outstanding debts in a timely, cost-effective manner, by submitting delinquencies for offset against pending state personal income tax refunds and lottery winnings. And since the debtor is charged the local collection assistance fee, which supports program operations, participating counties incur little if any additional collection costs.