Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
How often must you be recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER 2 Years
How many hours of continuing ed must you receive to be recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER
28 Hours
How many hours are mandated? - CORRECT ANSWER 9 Hours
When does a recertification cycle start? - CORRECT ANSWER July 1st of every odd
numbered year
Break down the mandated hours. - CORRECT ANSWER 7 hours USPAP and 2 Hours of Act
28
What does USPAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice
What is the correct title for the certification body that oversees assessors/CPE's? - CORRECT
ANSWER State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
By what department of the state is the state board of certified real estate appraisers governed by? -
CORRECT ANSWER Department of State
Who does the Department of State oversee? - CORRECT ANSWER State Board of Certified
Real Estate Appraisers
What is Act 28 of 1992 known as? - CORRECT ANSWER Assessors Certification Act
How often must you be recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER 2 years
,How many hours of continuing ed must you receive to be recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER
28 hours
How many hours are mandated? - CORRECT ANSWER 9 hours
When does a recertification cycle start? - CORRECT ANSWER July 1st of every odd
numbered year
Break down the mandated hours. - CORRECT ANSWER 7 hours USPAP and 2 hours of Act
28
What does USPAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practices
What is the correct title of the certification body that overseas assessors/CPE's? - CORRECT
ANSWER State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.
By what department of the state is the state board of certified real estate appraisers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Department of State.
Who does the Department of State Oversee? - CORRECT ANSWER State Board of Certified
Real Estate Appraisers
What is Act 28 of 1992 known as? - CORRECT ANSWER Assessors certification act.
What year was the Assessors Certification Act signed into law? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1992
An appraiser must keep their work file for how long? - CORRECT ANSWER 5 years from its
preparation or 2 years after final disposition of any final judicial proceeding. WHICHEVER
HAPPENS LAST.
The assessor must have the __(blank)__ of he and she serves? - CORRECT ANSWER Trust
, What should the assessor and their staff should always consider themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER
Good will ambassadors
Population density, education levels, employment types, and levels of crimes are all examples of what
factor that affects value? - CORRECT ANSWER Social
The assessment office must have all the legally required materials? - CORRECT ANSWER
Readily available and easily accessible.
USPAP is made up of how many sections? - CORRECT ANSWER 5
What is an assessor? - CORRECT ANSWER Any person responsible for the valuation of real
property for ad valorem taxation purposes.
What are the documents the tax assessment office is required to have available to the public? -
CORRECT ANSWER Tax Maps, Tax Duplicates, Property Record Cards, A Copy of Purdons
What is ad valorem? - CORRECT ANSWER Latin term for at value or according to value
Property is taxed based upon its value is known as a _(blank)_ system? - CORRECT ANSWER
Ad Valorem
Ad Valorem tax is one that is based on the value of what kind of property? - CORRECT ANSWER
Tangible and Intangible
What is the definition of tangible? - CORRECT ANSWER What can be seen and Touched
An appraiser must perform assignments with what 3 things? - CORRECT ANSWER
Impartiality, Objectivity, Independence
What is the definition of intangible? - CORRECT ANSWER The rights that come with the
property.
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
How often must you be recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER 2 Years
How many hours of continuing ed must you receive to be recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER
28 Hours
How many hours are mandated? - CORRECT ANSWER 9 Hours
When does a recertification cycle start? - CORRECT ANSWER July 1st of every odd
numbered year
Break down the mandated hours. - CORRECT ANSWER 7 hours USPAP and 2 Hours of Act
28
What does USPAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice
What is the correct title for the certification body that oversees assessors/CPE's? - CORRECT
ANSWER State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
By what department of the state is the state board of certified real estate appraisers governed by? -
CORRECT ANSWER Department of State
Who does the Department of State oversee? - CORRECT ANSWER State Board of Certified
Real Estate Appraisers
What is Act 28 of 1992 known as? - CORRECT ANSWER Assessors Certification Act
How often must you be recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER 2 years
,How many hours of continuing ed must you receive to be recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER
28 hours
How many hours are mandated? - CORRECT ANSWER 9 hours
When does a recertification cycle start? - CORRECT ANSWER July 1st of every odd
numbered year
Break down the mandated hours. - CORRECT ANSWER 7 hours USPAP and 2 hours of Act
28
What does USPAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practices
What is the correct title of the certification body that overseas assessors/CPE's? - CORRECT
ANSWER State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.
By what department of the state is the state board of certified real estate appraisers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Department of State.
Who does the Department of State Oversee? - CORRECT ANSWER State Board of Certified
Real Estate Appraisers
What is Act 28 of 1992 known as? - CORRECT ANSWER Assessors certification act.
What year was the Assessors Certification Act signed into law? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1992
An appraiser must keep their work file for how long? - CORRECT ANSWER 5 years from its
preparation or 2 years after final disposition of any final judicial proceeding. WHICHEVER
HAPPENS LAST.
The assessor must have the __(blank)__ of he and she serves? - CORRECT ANSWER Trust
, What should the assessor and their staff should always consider themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER
Good will ambassadors
Population density, education levels, employment types, and levels of crimes are all examples of what
factor that affects value? - CORRECT ANSWER Social
The assessment office must have all the legally required materials? - CORRECT ANSWER
Readily available and easily accessible.
USPAP is made up of how many sections? - CORRECT ANSWER 5
What is an assessor? - CORRECT ANSWER Any person responsible for the valuation of real
property for ad valorem taxation purposes.
What are the documents the tax assessment office is required to have available to the public? -
CORRECT ANSWER Tax Maps, Tax Duplicates, Property Record Cards, A Copy of Purdons
What is ad valorem? - CORRECT ANSWER Latin term for at value or according to value
Property is taxed based upon its value is known as a _(blank)_ system? - CORRECT ANSWER
Ad Valorem
Ad Valorem tax is one that is based on the value of what kind of property? - CORRECT ANSWER
Tangible and Intangible
What is the definition of tangible? - CORRECT ANSWER What can be seen and Touched
An appraiser must perform assignments with what 3 things? - CORRECT ANSWER
Impartiality, Objectivity, Independence
What is the definition of intangible? - CORRECT ANSWER The rights that come with the
property.
