Tax Assessors

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Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. Aerial view of tax parcels for tax assessors using GIS.

The Tax Assessor’s Offices strive to achieve fair and equitable valuations of all properties within mandated specifications, and to appraise all property at fair market value. Staff within this department also typically review and process property returns, including specialized assessments and exemptions. Tax Assessor Offices and Departments are also commonly responsible for determining taxability, value, and equalization of all property assessments within the county.

All departments, if not already in place, need the introduction of established lines of communication and collaboration. This will increase efficiency and productivity related to GIS projects and tasks. Coupled with the clarification of enterprise and departmental GIS authority figures, GIS responsibilities related to the Tax Assessor’s Office will be clearly defined and understood.

Tasks for GIS with Tax Assessors include developing a migration plan to Esri’s Parcel Fabric. GTG has helped a multitude of clients mirgrate their data from the old ArcGIS Online way of managing tax parcels to Esri’s newest tool that assists with maintaining the values of the property within certain jurisdiction and property appraisals. GIS can be arranged to be integrated with CAMA, enabling property appraisers to link GIS tax parcels to the CAMA system, allowing a geographical display of all data in CAMA.

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