RPA LEVEL 3 TEST PAPERS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Who sets the licensing requirements for real estate appraisers? - ✔✔AQB
✔✔The biennial reappraisal plan is an example of - ✔✔Scope of Work
✔✔What does RTA stand for? - ✔✔Registered Texas Assessor/Collector
✔✔Violating the Code of Ethics is a violation of — law - ✔✔State law
✔✔_____________ is the value as provided by Chapter 23 of the tax code? -
✔✔Appraised Value
✔✔What is the scope of work for the reappraisal? - ✔✔Biennial reappraisal plan
✔✔When must the biennial plan be adopted by? - ✔✔Sept 15 on even years
✔✔What date does the Appraisal Phase begin? - ✔✔January 1
✔✔What date does the assessment phase begin? - ✔✔July 25
✔✔What date does the Equalization phase begin? - ✔✔May 15
✔✔What date does the collections phase begin? - ✔✔October 1
✔✔Who approves the tax roll? - ✔✔Jurisdictional Governing Bodies
✔✔Regarding Property tax calendar deadlines what is the deadline for the arb to
approve the appraisal records? - ✔✔July 20
✔✔When do taxes become delinquent? - ✔✔Feb 1
, ✔✔What is the deadline for the Chief Appraiser to certify the roll? - ✔✔July 25
✔✔On what date do maximum penalties and court costs attach to delinquent tax
accounts? - ✔✔July 1
✔✔An Appraisal District is : - ✔✔An independent political subdivision
✔✔The Appraisal Review Board:
A. Approves local tax exemptions
B. Is responsible for the discovery of all taxable property in the district
C. Approves the taxing unit tax roll
D. Approves ARB orders by a majority vote - ✔✔D
✔✔Who approves the Appraisal Districts Budget? - ✔✔Appraisal District BOD
✔✔Who must approve the taxing unit tax roll? - ✔✔Taxing unit governing body
✔✔Who must approve local tax exemptions? - ✔✔Taxing unit governing body
✔✔An exemption determines _______ value - ✔✔Taxable
✔✔If a taxing unit collects less than its tax levy, then the unit must first meet
its________ - ✔✔Debt obligations
✔✔A school tax levy with the appraised value = $150,000;exemptions equal $25,000
and a tax rate of $1.50 is: - ✔✔$1875
✔✔To be publicly recognized a deed must be; - ✔✔Recorded at the courthouse
✔✔How often does the state comptrollers Property Tax Assistance Division conduct a
property value study?
A. Annually
B. Biennially
C. On request of taxing units
D. On request of legislature - ✔✔A
✔✔Under normal circumstances, the state comptroller's Property Tax Assistance
Division conducts a property value study for a school district how often? - ✔✔Biennially
✔✔Who is responsible for administering exemptions? - ✔✔Chief Appraiser
✔✔Which of these properties is not exempt from taxes?
A. The furniture in the State Representatives office
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Who sets the licensing requirements for real estate appraisers? - ✔✔AQB
✔✔The biennial reappraisal plan is an example of - ✔✔Scope of Work
✔✔What does RTA stand for? - ✔✔Registered Texas Assessor/Collector
✔✔Violating the Code of Ethics is a violation of — law - ✔✔State law
✔✔_____________ is the value as provided by Chapter 23 of the tax code? -
✔✔Appraised Value
✔✔What is the scope of work for the reappraisal? - ✔✔Biennial reappraisal plan
✔✔When must the biennial plan be adopted by? - ✔✔Sept 15 on even years
✔✔What date does the Appraisal Phase begin? - ✔✔January 1
✔✔What date does the assessment phase begin? - ✔✔July 25
✔✔What date does the Equalization phase begin? - ✔✔May 15
✔✔What date does the collections phase begin? - ✔✔October 1
✔✔Who approves the tax roll? - ✔✔Jurisdictional Governing Bodies
✔✔Regarding Property tax calendar deadlines what is the deadline for the arb to
approve the appraisal records? - ✔✔July 20
✔✔When do taxes become delinquent? - ✔✔Feb 1
, ✔✔What is the deadline for the Chief Appraiser to certify the roll? - ✔✔July 25
✔✔On what date do maximum penalties and court costs attach to delinquent tax
accounts? - ✔✔July 1
✔✔An Appraisal District is : - ✔✔An independent political subdivision
✔✔The Appraisal Review Board:
A. Approves local tax exemptions
B. Is responsible for the discovery of all taxable property in the district
C. Approves the taxing unit tax roll
D. Approves ARB orders by a majority vote - ✔✔D
✔✔Who approves the Appraisal Districts Budget? - ✔✔Appraisal District BOD
✔✔Who must approve the taxing unit tax roll? - ✔✔Taxing unit governing body
✔✔Who must approve local tax exemptions? - ✔✔Taxing unit governing body
✔✔An exemption determines _______ value - ✔✔Taxable
✔✔If a taxing unit collects less than its tax levy, then the unit must first meet
its________ - ✔✔Debt obligations
✔✔A school tax levy with the appraised value = $150,000;exemptions equal $25,000
and a tax rate of $1.50 is: - ✔✔$1875
✔✔To be publicly recognized a deed must be; - ✔✔Recorded at the courthouse
✔✔How often does the state comptrollers Property Tax Assistance Division conduct a
property value study?
A. Annually
B. Biennially
C. On request of taxing units
D. On request of legislature - ✔✔A
✔✔Under normal circumstances, the state comptroller's Property Tax Assistance
Division conducts a property value study for a school district how often? - ✔✔Biennially
✔✔Who is responsible for administering exemptions? - ✔✔Chief Appraiser
✔✔Which of these properties is not exempt from taxes?
A. The furniture in the State Representatives office
