One-Day Seminars

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One-day seminars provide required and continuing education opportunities for assessors and appraisers. They are produced by the Institute of Assessing Officers, the professional instruction arm of the NYS Assessors Association. 

Reminder: New York State will not reimburse or give credits for any class taken twice within a three-year period.

As of July 1, 2021, all online class attendees are required to have a camera and microphone, and the camera must be on at all times during instruction.

All one-day seminars are held online via Zoom, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated. The link is sent to all registrants the day before the class is held. If you have registered for a class but haven't received a link by 3:00 p.m. the day before, please call 315-706-3424 or email admin@nyassessor.org. Please do not wait until the morning of the class to contact us for the link.

One-Day Seminar Fees:

IAO (not IAAO) Members: $110.00

NYSAA Members: $120.00

Non-members: $225.00

Two ways to register: Click on the class name only if you wish to register and pay online. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a PDF registration form.

CORRECTION OF ERRORS, PRO-RATAs, & OMITS, OH MY!

January 24, 2025

Instructor: James Kirsch, IAO

The course will be right in time for tax bills going out and assisting newer assessors with how to resolve errors. This course is intended to guide assessors through the various laws and procedures to correct assessment rolls and tax rolls. Depending on what stage of the assessment cycle assessors are in when the error is discovered, there are different forms, procedures, and notifications that need to be followed to make the corrections. There will be a question and answer period at the end of the class.  

Not approved for DOS credit.

ETHICS AND THE ASSESSOR - This class will be offered several times during 2025.

February 7, 2025

Instructor: Anne Sapienza, FIAO

Ethics and the Assessor is being offered to help local assessing officials understand the ethical dilemmas they may encounter during the normal course of their workday. Participants will learn about the laws that address ethics, including conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees, RPTL Sec. 336, statement of disclosure for assessors, freedom of information laws, and open meeting laws. There will be real life question and answer sessions that will be explored through group discussions. An ethics course is required for all assessors and county directors who were elected, appointed, or reappointed within the last year.

LITIGATION SKILLS FOR THE ASSESSOR

February 12, 2025

Instructor: John Zukowski, IAO, MAI, SRA

This seminar is a dive into the world of litigation with special emphasis on the assessor as a witness, along with desired qualities in appraisers hired as expert witnesses. The class will start with the court process and terminology, followed by who is able to be an expert witness in court and the limitations of their testimony. From there, the class will get into some techniques attorneys use (and are trained to use) to discredit experts and steps assessors can take to become more credible witnesses. By the end of the day, attendees should have a much better understanding of this complex and sometimes intimidating process. This is a great seminar for all levels of assessment professionals.

INCOME REDEFINED: RPTL 467 & RPTL 459-C CALCULATOR INTENSIVE

February 14, 2025

Instructor: Donna Komor, IAO

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Dive deep into the custom Excel calculator designed to assist assessors and staff with income-related exemptions RPTL 467 & 459-c. Learn how to tailor the calculator to your municipality’s local options as well as the best practices for entering income information efficiently. Master the calculator’s ability to handle various scenarios, including applicants with or without income tax returns; computing unreimbursed medical expenses total; separating incomes due to divorce, separation, or death; and combining incomes for newly married seniors. Bring your unique income processing challenges for discussion. Excel beginners welcome.

3 credits

The following classes are tentatively scheduled for 2025. This list is subject to change.

RPSv4, March 12, 2025

Income Redefined RPTL 467, March 14, 2025

The HP-12c, March 19, 2025

Veterans Exemption (A-Z), March 21, 2025

Valuation of Houses of Worship, March 26, 2025

Reconstructing I&E Statements, March 28, 2025

Commercial Valuation Basics, April 4, 2025

Income Redefined RPTL 467, April 14, 2025

Ethics for the Assessor, April 18, 2025

Helping Assessor Excel, June 13, 2025

Appraising Partial Interests, June 16, 2025

Ethics for the Assessor, July 18, 2025

RPSv4, August 22, 2025

PDC Process - Working with ORPTS, August 27, 2025

Forestry Exemption & Penalty, September 19, 2025

Valuation of Golf Courses, September 22, 2025

VFF Creation and Modeling, October 17, 2025

Agricultural Exemption Processing, October 20, 2025

Commercial Valuation Advanced, October 24, 2025

Ethics for the Assessor, October 27, 2025

Basic V4 Tasks, November 7, 2025

General USPAP, November 10, 2025

Valuation of Fair Housing, November 19, 2025

Valuation of Gravel & Sand, December 5, 2025