IAAO Acronyms and Abbreviations
| Acronym | Meaning | Description |
| AARO | Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials | Allied Organization |
| AAS | Assessment Administration Specialist | IAAO Professional Designation |
| AI | Appraisal Institute | Allied Organization |
| AIC | Appraisal Institute of Canada | Allied Organization |
| AMC | Associate Member Committee | IAAO Committee |
| APB | Appraisal Practices Board | TAF Sub Board |
| APTC | American Property Tax Counsel | Allied Organization |
| AQB | Appraiser Qualifications Board | TAF Sub Board |
| ASA | American Society of Appraisers | Allied Organization |
| ASB | Appraisal Standards Board | TAF Sub Board |
| ASC | Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council | Federal Committee |
| ASFMRA | American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers | Allied Organization |
| AVM | Automated Valuation Model | Commonly Used Appraisal Term |
| BOT | Board of Trustees | TAF Sub Board & Commonly Used Business Term |
| C&S | Councils and Sections | IAAO Committee |
| CAAS | Computer Assisted Appraisal Section | IAAO Subcommittee |
| CAE | Certified Assessment Evaluator | IAAO Professional Designation |
| CAMA | Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal | Commonly Used Appraisal Term |
| CAP | Course Approval Program | TAF Sub Program |
| CAPE | Centre for Advanced Property Economics | Allied Organization |
| CAPS | IAAO Chapters, Affiliates, Provincial/State Associations | IAAO Term |
| CCC | Conference Content Committee | IAAO Committee |
| CEU | Continuing Education Unit | Commonly Used Business Term |
| CLE | Continuing Legal Education | Commonly Used Business Term |
| CMS | Cadastral Mapping Specialist | IAAO Professional Designation |
| ECAFS | Education Council for Appraisal Foundation Sponsors | TAF Sub Board |
| ESRI | Environmental Systems Research Group, Inc. | Private Company |
| F&E | Fair & Equitable Magazine | IAAO Publication |
| FDGC(SCD) | Federal Geographic Data Committee (Subcommittee for Cadastral Data) | Federal Committee & Allied Organization |
| FECOVAL | Federacion de Colegios de Valuadores, A. C. (Mexico) | Allied Organization |
| FIABCI | Federation Internationale des Administrateurs de Biens Conseils et Agents Immobiliers or International Real Estate Federation (France) | Allied Organization |
| FIRREA | Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery & Enforcement Act (of 1989) | Federal Legislation |
| FTA | Federation of Tax Administrators | Allied Organization |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems | Commonly Used Appraisal Term |
| IAAO | International Association of Assessing Officers | IAAO Term |
| IDECC | International Distance Education Certification Center | Certifying Organization |
| iMIS | Not an acronym-trademark name | IAAO Membership Database |
| IPT | Institute for Professionals in Taxation | Allied Organization |
| IPTI | International Property Tax Institute | Allied Organization |
| IRSC | Instructor Relations Subcommittee | IAAO Subcommittee |
| IRRV | Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (United Kingdom) | Allied Organization |
| IRWA | International Right of Way Association | Allied Organization |
| ITW | Instructor Training Workshop | IAAO Term |
| IVSC | International Valuation Standards Council (United Kingdom) | Allied Organization |
| JPTAA | Journal of Property Tax Assessment and Administration | IAAO Publication |
| KAB | Korea Appraisal Board | Allied Organization |
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KAPA |
Korea Association of Property Appraisers | Allied Organization |
| LHC | Local Host Committee | IAAO Committee |
| MARP | Mass Appraisal of Real Property | IAAO Publication |
| MJC | Metropolitan Jurisdiction Council | IAAO Subcommittee |
| MSC | Membership Services Committee | IAAO Committee |
| NACAO | North American Conference of Appraisal Organizations | Allied Organization |
| NACo | National Association of Counties | Allied Organization |
| NAIFA | National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers | Allied Organization |
| NCRAAO | North Central Regional Association of Assessing Officers | Allied Organization |
| NGO | Non Governmental Organization | Commonly Used Business Term |
| NRAAO | Northeastern Regional Association of Assessing Officers | Allied Organization |
| ODF | One Day Forum | IAAO Term |
| PAAA | Property Appraisal Assessment Administration (red book) | IAAO Publication |
| PAV | Property Assessment Valuation (green book) | IAAO Publication |
| PDA | Professional Designation Advisor | IAAO Term |
| PDP | Professional Designation Program | IAAO Term |
| PDSC | Professional Designations Subcommittee | IAAO Subcommittee |
| PPS | Personal Property Specialist | IAAO Professional Designation |
| PPS | Personal Property Section | IAAO Subcommittee |
| PRIA | Property Records Industry Association | Allied Organization |
| PTAPP | Property Tax Assessment Policies and Practices Report (formerly Taxonomy) | IAAO Publication |
| PUS | Public Utility Section | IAAO Subcommittee |
| RBA | Russian Board of Appraisers | Allied Organization |
| Rep | IAAO Representative | IAAO Term |
| RES | Residential Evaluation Specialist | IAAO Professional Designation |
| RFP | Request for Proposal | Commonly Used Business Term |
| RICS | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (United Kingdom) | Allied Organization |
| RSA | Russian Society of Appraisers | Allied Organization |
| SIAA | Self-Regulated Inter-regional Association of the Appraisers (Russia) | Allied Organization |
| SRM | Student Reference Manual | IAAO Course/Workshop/ODF Materials |
| SUMA | Suma Gestion Tributaria (Property Tax Entity in Alicante, Spain) | Allied Organization |
| TA | Technical Assistance | IAAO Term |
| TAF | The Appraisal Foundation | Allied Organization |
| ThaiAF | Thai Appraisal Foundation | Allied Organization |
| TSC | Technical Standards Committee | IAAO Committee |
| UBC | University of British Columbia | Allied Organization |
| URISA | Urban and Regional Information Systems Association | Allied Organization |
| USPAP | Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices | IAAO Committee & Commonly Used Appraisal Term for TAF-ASB Developed Standards for Appraisal in North America |
| VOA | Valuation Office Agency (United Kingdom) | Allied Organization |
| WAVO | World Association of Valuation Organisations | Allied Organization |
| ZAIO | Zone Appraisal and Imaging Operations | Private Company |