A creative use of geographic information systems (GIS) to assess property earned the Washington State Department of Revenue (Revenue) top honors from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO).
Revenue received the 2014 Distinguished Assessment Jurisdiction Award for its property tax GIS application. The IAAO gives the award to an agency that has implemented a new approach to assessment that increases fairness.
The application simplifies the cumbersome process of locating, valuing and divvying up the value of certain property assets in the state.
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