Training Opportunities

RPA Classes:

• Course 30 – Ethics - NEW DATES: September 2 – 3, 2020
  8 hours CE with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

  Ethics for Tax Professionals is a course about ethics for property tax professionals. Students will learn about a number of the various standards of conduct that apply to them in their respective jobs. Primary attention is given to the ethical rules of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, but also covered are laws that frequently impact the activities of tax professionals.

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• Course 4 – Business Personal Property Appraisal - NEW DATES: September 14 – 17, 2020
  18 hours CE with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

  Business Personal Property Appraisal is the theory and practice of identifying personal property and valuing it for property taxation. Included are the techniques for discovering property, determining jurisdiction and situs, procedures for appraising use items, leased items, and business inventory. Special techniques for mobile homes, airplanes, vehicles, and taxable leaseholds are examined.

  To attend this course, you must register through TAAO. Click here to download a registration form, or visit their website www.taao.org.

• Course 101 – Introduction to Property Tax Administration - September 28 – 30, 2020
  15 hours CE with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

  Introduction to Property Tax Administration is one of two courses designed to introduce students to the elements of the Texas property tax system. It is intended to satisfy education requirements for a first year Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) registrant working towards the Registered Professional Appraiser (RPA), Registered Texas Assessor/Collector (RTA), or Registered Texas Collector (RTC) certifications. The course will cover the following topics: What are property taxes?, Why are they important?, Levels of property tax administration, Tax calendar, Appraisal phase, Equalization phase, Assessment phase, and Collections phase.

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• Course 102 – Introduction to Property Tax Appraisal - September 30 – October 2, 2020
  15 hours CE with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

  Introduction to Appraisal is designed to introduce students to property tax appraisal and to satisfy education requirements for a first year Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) registrant working towards the registered professional appraiser (RPA), registered Texas assessor/collector (RTA), or registered Texas collector (RTC) certifications. The course will cover the following topics: Property and Value Concepts, The Appraisal Process, General Data in the Appraisal Process, Approaches to Value, Land Identification and Maps, and Math for Appraisers.

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• Course 203 – Appraisal of Real Property - October 19 – 23, 2020
  20 hours CE with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

  Appraisal of Real Property (Sales Comparison and Cost Approach) introduces students to the foundational principles of appraising real property and provides the tools for estimating market value using the sales comparison approach and provides the tools for estimating market value using the cost approach to value.

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• RPA Review for Level III & Level IV Exams - NEW DATES: November 9 – 12, 2020
  

  This four-day review is designed for individuals planning to take the Level III or Level IV RPA Exams. This is not a primary instruction course and continuing education credits are not offered.

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IAAO Classes:

• Course 332 – Modeling Concepts - September 21 – 25, 2020
  30 hours CE with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

  This course introduces and explains the fundamentals of mass appraisal model building. This course includes a large number of demonstrations and labs using Excel, which is capable of producing basic models for a limited number of variables. This course serves as a foundation and bridge to IAAO’s two follow-up model building courses: 333 (residential modeling) and 334 (commercial modeling). Please note attendees are required to bring a laptop with Microsoft Excel.

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• Course 333 – Residential Model Building - November 16 – 20, 2020
  30 hours CE with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

  This course focuses on mass appraisal model building for residential properties. Along with problems and illustrations, this course uses hands-on labs and exercises along with real-world data to answer questions and construct data transformations, price trends, land and improved residential models, and ratio analyses. The course uses IBM’s statistical software package, SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), the most common statistical software package used by assessors. Attendees are required to bring a laptop with SPSS loaded. A link to download a trial of SPSS will be emailed two weeks before the class start date.

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All classes are held in the Collin Central Appraisal District training room. Class materials will be distributed on the first day of class.

For more information, contact Erin Van Gundy at (469) 742-9231 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.