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  • Course I: Certification for Assessors (PDF, 12.47 MB)
    Course I is a five-day course. It is the basic course described in the Georgia law. This course satisfies the certification requirements for county tax assessors. This class is reserved for office staff, Appraiser I’s and Appraiser II’s. Prerequisites: None
  • Course IA: Assessment Fundamentals for Appraisers (PDF, 2.18 MB)
    Course IA is a five-day course, which provides participants with an overview of the assessment/appraisal process and a solid foundation in fundamental appraisal techniques that have practical applications within their jurisdictions. Prerequisites: None
  • Course IIA: Income Approach to Value Manual (PDF, 21.89 MB)
    Course IIA is a five-day course that provides detailed instruction on methods and techniques for valuing income-producing properties. The course will include instruction in phases of income property valuation, from income and expense statement analysis to the basic methods of capitalization and their application. This course does NOT provide GREAB credit. Prerequisites: Course I, Course IA.
  • Course IIB: Application of Income Approach (PDF, 20.16 MB)
    A 20 hour course providing detailed instruction on methods and techniques for valuing income-producing properties. The course includes instruction in several phases of income property valuation, from income and expense statement analysis to the various methods of capitalization and their application. The course is interactive and is at a level suitable for mid-level, commercial appraisers. This course does NOT provide GREAB credit. Prerequisites: Course I, Course IA, and Course II.
  • Course III: Valuation of Personal Property (PDF, 5.88 MB)
    Course III is a five-day course, which provides detailed instruction on methods and techniques involved in the valuation of machinery and equipment, inventories, farm personalty and other types of personal property. Prerequisites: None
  • Course IVA: Valuation of Urban Land (PDF, 6.37 MB)
    Course IVA is a five-day course providing detailed instruction on methods and techniques in the valuation of urban land. Applicable units of comparison and practical methods for establishing urban land schedules are demonstrated by exercise and case study. Prerequisites: Course I and Course IA.
  • Course IVB: The Valuation of Rural Land (PDF, 18.71 MB)
    Course IVB is a five-day course. It provides detailed instruction on methods and techniques in the valuation of rural land. The course identifies the applicable units of value and, through case studies, provides participants with practical methods for establishing rural land schedules. Prerequisites: Course I and Course IA
  • Course V: Cost Approach to Value (PDF, 6.41 MB)
    This five-day, 40-hour course is designed to familiarize the appraiser with the usage and maintenance of a Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal Model. Participants learn the fundamentals of the cost approach: classifying, grading, depreciating, and valuing property. Prerequisites: Course I and Course IA
  • Course VI: Appraiser Management Development (PDF, 5.28 MB)
    Course VI: Appraiser Management Development is a 2.5 day course. It provides assessors and appraisers an opportunity to learn new approaches to effective management in today's local governmental environment. Participants are actively involved through a combination of small group assignments, case studies, role-playing activities, and mini-lectures. Prerequisites: Assessors or Appraisers III or Appraisers IV.
  • Course VII: Appeals Procedure Manual (PDF, 2.01 MB)
    This is a five-day course that deals primarily with the Board of Assessors relationship with the Board of Equalization. The participants have an opportunity to sit in a classroom with the instructor of the Board of Equalization classes. Assessors responsibilities in the appeal process. Case studies, timelines, CAMA data input, and procedures. Prerequisites: Course I, Course IA, or Assessor.
  • Deed Fundamentals (PDF, 21.58 MB)
    Deed Fundamentals: This 2 ½ day workshop provides an overview of the most common types of deeds and legal descriptions, plats, and the skills needed to accurately identify the interest vested in property being appraised. Suggested policies and inputting deeds into the CAMA (WinGap) system will also be discussed. THIS COURSE DOES NOT PROVIDE GREAB CREDIT. Deed Research and Sales Qualification: This 2 ½ day workshop provides an in-depth review of deeds and the different types of plats, legal descriptions, and skills needed to accurately identify the interest in property being appraised, as well as qualifying those deeds that are arm’s length bona fide sales. Course will also cover the review of other documents including Estates, Trusts, Wills, Affidavits, Title Exams and Title Insurance. THIS COURSE DOES NOT PROVIDE GREAB CREDIT.
  • Exempt Properties Workshop (PDF, 8.57 MB)
    This 2 ½ day workshop involves an in-depth discussion of the laws, regulations and applicable court cases dealing with the granting of property tax exemptions for real and personal property including the Freeport exemption for inventory. Prerequisites: Course I.
  • Georgia Assessment Administration Manual (PDF, 6.05 MB)
    Georgia Assessor Administration is a five day public relations course for assessors and staff appraisers which deal with the assessor relationship with the appraisal staff, board of equalization, taxpayers, and county commissioners. Prerequisites: Course I.
  • Review of the Income Approach to Value (PDF, 22.08 MB)
    The Review of Income is a two and a half-day course that provides a review of methods for valuing income-producing properties. The course includes instruction in phases of income property valuation, from income and expense statement analysis to basic methods of capitalization and application. Prerequisites: Course I, Course IA, and Course II
  • Specialized Assessments Workshop Manual (PDF, 3.25 MB)
    This 2½ day workshop covers the requirements and criteria to be considered in determining eligibility, and property valuation for forest land protection act of 2008, conservation use, preferential, brownfield, rehabilitated historic, and landmark historic properties. Prerequisites: Course I
  • Appraisal Procedure Manual (PDF, 613.23 KB)
  • Board of Equalization Appeal Manual (PDF, 4.61 MB)
  • Hearing Officer's Manual (PDF, 674.19 KB)
  • Tax Commissioner Manual (PDF, 1.98 MB)
  • Wingap Basic Data Entry Manual (PDF, 88.2 MB)
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