Both private and public sector issues can be addressed with IPTI’s country or topic-specific educational offerings. IPTI’s conferences, workshops, symposiums, on-line education and training in all aspects of the property assessment and taxation arena can be tailored to specific needs.
The aim of IPTI’s education programs and training is to promote high quality, specialized education in the field of financing local governments, role of property taxation, assessment rating and valuations, policy and implementation, appeal systems and collections. IPTI offers all levels of government, tax practitioners, tax professionals, and corporate taxpayers access to symposia, training and other related activities, on a local or international basis. Individual educational offerings are flexible in design so as to accommodate all facets of property assessment and tax processes and procedures, whether they are for current-operating mass appraisal functions or proposed integration for countries in transition.
Our programs are designed to be complementary to those offered by recognized professional associations, academic institutions, governments and non-government agencies. We actively promote joint endeavors to ensure that the overall education/training objectives can be achieved in the most efficient, locale-specific and cost-effective manner. We offer programs where continuing education credits may be obtained.
IPTI will develop or assist others in developing niche educational offerings, such as mentoring programs, unique valuation issues, regulatory drafting, quality audits and other specific issues.
IPTI provides support across the full range of activities required to develop and to maintain property taxation and valuation policies, processes and procedures, including:
- Policy development and legislative/regulatory drafting
- Public consultation and communication programs
- Development of valuation and taxation administrative structures
- Preparation of data collection and valuation guidelines
- Training in valuation practices, process review and quality assurance
- Selecting and managing appropriate information technology support
- Establishing equitable and efficient valuation appeal systems
- Designing tax collection programs
- Study tours of assessment offices in other countries
- International comparisons in selected aspects of property tax systems
