Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Updated Exam
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Assessor
Any person responsible for the valuation of real property for ad valorum taxation purposes
Duties and Responsibilities of an Assessor
Discovering, Listing, Valuing
Clean & Green - Act 319
Has two values, Value in Use and Value in Exchange
An Assessor is accountable to whom?
Himself, taxpayers and all taxing authorities
In order for an assessor to accomplish the task of discovering property, the assessor needs what?
An adequate mapping system ( GIS) showing every parcel of land.
Last day to submit an appeal
September 1
,Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Updated Exam
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All appeals must be heard and decided by what date?
October 31st
Last day to apply for the Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion
March 1st
Last day to apply for the Clean and Green program for the next tax year
June 1st
Date that public notice must be given that tax rolls are open for public inspection
July 1st
STEB must certify to all assessment Office their CLR's by which date?
July 1st
All notice of appeal decisions must be mailed
November 15th
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Assessors Certification Date
November 15th
Levels of appeal process
1. County Board of Assessment Appeals, 2. Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania,
3.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 4.Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Assessors are charged with the responsibility of administering what?
A uniform and equitable assessment system
March 17th 1987
The Assessors Certification Act required that all persons responsible for the valuation of real
property for ad valorem taxation purposes be certified to do so by he State Tax Equalization
Board.
Has three years from the start of employment to become certified
March 17, 1992
The responsibility to certify assessors shifted from the State Tax Equalization Board to the State
Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.
State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
The state board certification body
, Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Updated Exam
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Update |100 out of 100 (Grade A)
To be certified by the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, the assessor must:
1. Possess a high school diploma, or its equivalent, or two years of assessing experience
2. Shall be at least 18 years of age
3. Shall be a resident of this Commonwealth for at least six months
4. Successfully completed a minimum of 90 hours of the basic course of study of the
International Association of Assessing Officers (IAO) or the Assessors Association of
Pennsylvania (AAP)
5. This act does not apply to counties of the First Class (Philadelphia Counties)
How often must an assessor recertify?
Every two years.
June 30 Odd number years (license runs out)
July 1 odd number of years (starts a new license year)
Example: July 1, 2009 to June 20, 2011
To become re-certified the assessor must accumulate how many hours of continuing professional
education credits?
28 hours
7 hours must be on USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice)
2 hours must be on Assessor's Certification Act (Act 28 of 1992)
(CPE) | Questions and Answers| Latest 2026/ 2027
Update |100 out of 100 (Grade A)
Assessor
Any person responsible for the valuation of real property for ad valorum taxation purposes
Duties and Responsibilities of an Assessor
Discovering, Listing, Valuing
Clean & Green - Act 319
Has two values, Value in Use and Value in Exchange
An Assessor is accountable to whom?
Himself, taxpayers and all taxing authorities
In order for an assessor to accomplish the task of discovering property, the assessor needs what?
An adequate mapping system ( GIS) showing every parcel of land.
Last day to submit an appeal
September 1
,Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Updated Exam
(CPE) | Questions and Answers| Latest 2026/ 2027
Update |100 out of 100 (Grade A)
All appeals must be heard and decided by what date?
October 31st
Last day to apply for the Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion
March 1st
Last day to apply for the Clean and Green program for the next tax year
June 1st
Date that public notice must be given that tax rolls are open for public inspection
July 1st
STEB must certify to all assessment Office their CLR's by which date?
July 1st
All notice of appeal decisions must be mailed
November 15th
,Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Updated Exam
(CPE) | Questions and Answers| Latest 2026/ 2027
Update |100 out of 100 (Grade A)
Assessors Certification Date
November 15th
Levels of appeal process
1. County Board of Assessment Appeals, 2. Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania,
3.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 4.Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Assessors are charged with the responsibility of administering what?
A uniform and equitable assessment system
March 17th 1987
The Assessors Certification Act required that all persons responsible for the valuation of real
property for ad valorem taxation purposes be certified to do so by he State Tax Equalization
Board.
Has three years from the start of employment to become certified
March 17, 1992
The responsibility to certify assessors shifted from the State Tax Equalization Board to the State
Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.
State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
The state board certification body
, Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Updated Exam
(CPE) | Questions and Answers| Latest 2026/ 2027
Update |100 out of 100 (Grade A)
To be certified by the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, the assessor must:
1. Possess a high school diploma, or its equivalent, or two years of assessing experience
2. Shall be at least 18 years of age
3. Shall be a resident of this Commonwealth for at least six months
4. Successfully completed a minimum of 90 hours of the basic course of study of the
International Association of Assessing Officers (IAO) or the Assessors Association of
Pennsylvania (AAP)
5. This act does not apply to counties of the First Class (Philadelphia Counties)
How often must an assessor recertify?
Every two years.
June 30 Odd number years (license runs out)
July 1 odd number of years (starts a new license year)
Example: July 1, 2009 to June 20, 2011
To become re-certified the assessor must accumulate how many hours of continuing professional
education credits?
28 hours
7 hours must be on USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice)
2 hours must be on Assessor's Certification Act (Act 28 of 1992)
