November 2000
Managing in a Mass Appraisal Environment
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 9 - 10, 2000
Quality Control in Assessment Administration
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 6 - 8, 2000
October 2000
Managing in a Mass Appraisal Environment
Toledo, Ohio
October 24, 2001
June 2000
IPTI Session on Management of Property Taxes in a Global Economy at IPT's 24th Annual Conference
San Diego, California
June 26, 2000
This session explored property tax burdens and appeals procedures in various countries. IPTI representatives from Canada and Great Britain analyzed the same property and explained how that subject property is valued and taxed in their country.
IPTI Third Annual Conference
Africa Property Tax Renaissance (Property Tax Lessons from and for Africa)Co-sponsored by the City of Cape Town and the Centre for Business Law, University of South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
June 21 - 23, 2000
Property tax has traditionally been - and still remains - the most important source of own revenue for local governments internationally. With decentralization high on the agenda world-wide, local government reforms generally, and property tax reforms more specifically, are presently underway in many countries, including Africa. Although central and eastern Europe is still the focal point of interest for many internationally renowned property tax experts, there is a gradual warming to property tax issues faced by countries on the African continent. Many African countries are struggling to adapt outdated or inappropriate colonial property tax systems to cope with modern demands and unique land tenure systems. Inaccurate and dated property valuations, inequitable tax assessments and inefficient tax collection are problems faced by most African countries. With the growing demand for a reliable and equitable source of revenue to finance the growing number of metropolitan, urban and rural municipalities, some African countries have already taken up the challenge to reform their property tax systems.
Managing in a Mass Appraisal Environment
Calgary, Alberta
June 5 - 7, 2000
This course dealt with with setting realistic quality goals for assessment products; overseeing audits of process and product; understanding how CAMA can have a positive affect on fiscal responsibility; understanding how it impacts employees; arranging appropriate staff recruitment and training intiatives; creating meaningful management information systems and planning and administering the necessary transitions.
Quality Control in Assessment Administration
Calgary, Alberta
June 5 - 7, 2000
These 2½ day workshops developed skills in database preparation and the quality control of data that are useful in the construction of sales ratio quality control studies and other management reports required by senior managers to evaluate the quality of the assessment process.
March 2000
Quality Control in Assessment Administration
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 28 - 30, 2000
These 2½ day workshops developed skills in database preparation and the quality control of data that are useful in the construction of sales ratio quality control studies and other management reports required by senior managers to evaluate the quality of the assessment process.
February 2000
Management of Property Taxes by Municipal Governments
Toronto, Ontario
February 28 - 29, 2000
Municipal governments face increasing financial pressures through downloading of responsibilities from higher levels of government and increasing demands on their services. Ensuring that there are sufficient funds to pay for these demands, and that the costs of government programs are supported in a fair manner requires a smooth-running property tax system.
There are challenges to be met in the management of a property tax system. To better deal with these demands, IPTI has assembled a cadre of professionals, practitioners and experts to convey their views, experiences and knowledge in the field of municipal taxation.
