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MCAO: Michigan Certified Assessing Officer

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The Board of Review was created by the _ of 1893






2. _ is used to adjust the cosst approach to market value for residential properties






3. The March Board of Review may change assessments - exemptions - and classification property. What additional authority were they given by Proposal A?






4. The market rent times the number of units availabe to rent is _






5. A platted subdivision is described by _






6. The government retains the following powers






7. Unknown dimension formula






8. A consumer must want the product for it to have value






9. March Board of Review begins






10. _ is a loss in value caused by factors outside the property






11. If a property owner has an agricultural use on 1/2 their property - they may designate a specific number of wooded acres as _






12. Members of the Board of Review must be _ of the township






13. There are _ in a section






14. Convened to correct clerical errors - mutual mistakes of fact or qualified errors






15. Used to estimate the cost of constructing improvements to the land






16. The first meeting of the BOR is held on the _






17. Most taxpayers must appeal to the local _ before appealing to the _






18. The second meeting of the BOR is held to _






19. Compares the property beign appraised to similar properties that have recently sold






20. Length times the width






21. A limits the maximum amount of ad valorem taxes that may be levied for school district operating purposes. The change this maximum requires a vote of _ of the legislature to approve.






22. The CAMA system should be able to calculate the valuation of properties by direct capitalization in the _ approach






23. If the interest rate is 5% - the effective tax rate is 2% - the recapture rate is 2.5% - and the income attributed to the building is $40 -000. The value of the building is _






24. The right to use - occupy - and control a property for the length of the lessee's life






25. Churches - schools - libraries and similar institutions are usually...






26. The definition of market value is _






27. The definition of the economic principle of highest and best use is _






28. Ordinance established the laws that cover Michigan - Ohio - Indiana - Illinois - and Wisconsin






29. The Private Forest Reserve Act specifies that the property in the reserve be assessed on the ad valorem at _






30. Computer assisted mass appraisal






31. Management costs in timber-cutover include _ which are usually the largest expense in this classification






32. To calculate a gross rent multiplier - _






33. _ is a loss of utility and therefore of value from any cause






34. Michigan's Constitution provides for _ of taxation






35. Depreciation in the assessing process is expressed as a _






36. Methods used to describe property in Michigan






37. Used to value the income stream of a property






38. The cost approach is used to estimate _ of an _






39. _ includes the discount rate - recapture rate - and the effective rate.






40. IFT certificates are granted for _ years with a possible 2-year construction period






41. The highest degree of ownership






42. If a business fails to file a personal property statement - the assessor shall _






43. The difference between commercial and industrial property is _






44. Capped value is _


45. There are _ in a geographical township






46. The formula for calculating tax bills is _






47. Special assessments must _ the properties in the district






48. Value is determined by _






49. Special assessment districts are commonly used for _






50. When measuring a house - you use _ measurements