NCAAO is an organization of North Carolina county assessing officials working to achieve and maintain a high level of performance in property tax assessment administration through professionalism, education and communication. We hope this site will further this purpose.

NCAAO is affiliated with the International Association of Assessing Officers.

 

Assessors Creed

As an assessing officer, I have a firm belief in the dignity and worth of the services performed by assessors. I accept the obligations attaching to the performance of these professional services with a deep sense of my own personal responsibility as a public servant. I subscribe without reservation to the following fundamental beliefs concerning my obligations as an assessor:

• I am obligated to uphold the laws governing assessment of properties within my jurisdiction.

• Except as modified bylaw, uniformity of assessments among properties and classes of property is fundamental to good assessment practice.

• The public has the right to expect not only that I will endeavor to discharge my duties to the best of my ability but also that I will constantly work and study to increase my knowledge and effectiveness.

• I have a duty to share with other assessing officers whatever knowledge I acquire which will aid in improving assessment administration generally.

• I must be respectful, tolerant, straightforward, and completely objective in the discharge of all my duties as an assessing officer.

NCDOR Assessors Handbook