Assessment Administration and Ethics Flashcards
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An assessor is asked to value a property owned by their brother-in-law. Under the IAAO Code of Ethics, what is the most appropriate action?
Answer: Disclose the relationship and recuse from the assignment
Members must avoid conflicts of interest and should disclose and withdraw where a personal relationship could impair impartiality.
Which document typically establishes the legal deadlines for completing the assessment roll, notices, and appeals?
Answer: The assessment calendar set by statute
State law sets the assessment calendar, including valuation date, roll certification, and appeal deadlines.
A taxpayer requests copies of the assessor's property record card for their own parcel. Generally, how should the office respond?
Answer: Provide it, since property records are typically public
In most U.S. jurisdictions property record cards are public records accessible to owners and the public.
What is the primary purpose of sending a notice of assessed value (change of value notice) to property owners?
Answer: To give owners due process and an opportunity to appeal
Value notices inform owners of their assessment and trigger their right to review and appeal.
An assessor accepts a gift basket valued at $300 from a commercial property owner whose appeal is pending. This most directly violates which ethical principle?
Answer: Accepting items of value that could influence official duties
Accepting gifts from parties with matters before the office creates an appearance of impropriety and potential influence.
Which body typically hears the first level of formal property tax appeals after an informal review with the assessor?
Answer: A local board of review or equalization
Most states route first formal appeals to a local board of review, equalization, or assessment appeals board.
Under the IAAO Code of Ethics, a member who discovers a colleague falsifying sales data should:
Answer: Report the conduct through appropriate channels
Members are expected to report unethical or illegal conduct to proper authorities rather than conceal it.
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