The office of the Tax Collector is established by Article 5, Section 135 of the Mississippi Constitution. This position is elected for a four year term by the county at large.  The Tax Collector is responsible for the collection of taxes on Real Property, Personal Property, Mobile Homes, Automobiles, Motorcycles, Motor Homes, Trailers and Airplanes.  The DeSoto County Tax Collector has three offices for your convenience:  Hernando, Southaven and Olive Branch.  For more information about the Tax Collector, click any of the links on the left side of this page.