Provincial Assessors Office

Services Offered:

• Establish a systematic method of assessment in the manner prescribed in the Manual on Real Property Appraisal and Assessment Operations and in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Finance;
• Install and maintain a real property identification system in the manner prescribed in this manual and in conformity with the standards prescribed by the Secretary of Finance;
• Prepare, install and maintain a system of tax mapping showing graphically all properties subject to assessment in the province, city, or municipality and gather all necessary data concerning the same;
• Undertake a general revision of real property assessments every three (3) years;
• Make frequent physical surveys to check and determine whether all real properties within the locality are properly listed in the assessment rolls;
• Appraise all real properties in accordance with the approved or duly enacted Schedule of Fair Market Values pursuant to R. A. No. 7160, and conduct frequent ocular inspections to determine if all properties are properly assessed;
• Prepare Field Appraisal and Assessment Sheets (FAAS‟s) and issue Tax Declarations for all newly discovered properties and transactions involving transfers of ownership, subdivisions of land into two or more parcels, and/or consolidation of two or more parcels into a single ownership, as well as other transactions involving assessment of real property;