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The Maine Association of Assessing Officers is a nonpolitical and nonpartisan organization promoting the responsible and equitable assessment of real and personal property for the purposes of ad valorem municipal property taxation. The focus of the MAAO is the exchange of education, ideals and information through the united efforts and cooperation of its membership.

The mission of the Iowa State Association of Assessors is to promote excellence in property valuation by providing fair and equitable assessments for property owners and local governments in the State of Iowa. Our Core Values are: Integrity, Professionalism, Fairness, and Trustworthiness.

The Property Appraisers’ Association of Florida, Inc. (PAAF) has been in existence for well over 100 years. Originally known as the “Tax Assessors’ Association of Florida” (TAAF), the association was organized in 1903 for the purpose of bringing about fair, equitable and accurate assessments throughout the State of Florida.

Established in 1949, the Virginia Association of Assessing Officers (VAAO) is a professional organization of assessors and appraisers from state and local governments throughout the commonwealth of Virginia.

The South Dakota Association of Assessing Officers (SDAAO) is a professional organization of South Dakota county Directors of Equalization and their staff members whose duty it is to appraise real property for taxation purposes. The association wrote its current articles of incorporation in 1975. The main goals of the SDAAO are to provide education to […]

The Rhode Island Association of Assessing Officers (RIAAO) is a professional organization that is affiliated with the International Association of Assessing Officers. RIAAO Membership is open to all State of Rhode Island public officials who are engaged in the administration of property assessments, including assessors, employees of assessors’ offices and board of assessment appeals members.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO IMPROVE THE STANDARDS OF ASSESSMENT PRACTICES ; TO AFFORD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS INTERESTED IN TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT PROBLEMS TO GET TOGETHER FOR FREE DISCUSSION AND THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS ON PROBLEMS OF MUTUAL CONCERN; TO COLLECT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY AND THE ADMINISTRATION […]