Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 8 - TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD
Chapter 155 - RULES RELATING TO STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Section 155.2 - Work Relating to Property Tax Protests

Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 155.2

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) The preparation of a report or other work performed for an appraisal district or as part of any property tax consulting services on behalf of another person, that is used to develop, support, or protest an unequal appraisal under Chapter 41, Subchapter C or Chapter 42, Subchapter B of the Tax Code, is considered an appraisal or appraisal practice for the purposes of § 155.1 of this chapter (relating to Standards of Practice) and must conform with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), if the person preparing the report or other work presents it as the product of a person licensed, certified, registered, or approved under the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act.

(b) A person licensed, certified, registered, or approved under the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act who is also certified as a property tax professional under Chapter 1151 of the Occupations Code or as a property tax consultant under Chapter 1152 of the Occupations Code, must include the USPAP disclaimer set out in subsection (c) of this section whenever that person prepares a report or other work used to develop, support, or protest an unequal appraisal under Chapter 41, Subchapter C or Chapter 42, Subchapter B of the Tax Code, solely under the authority of a property tax professional or consultant certification.

(c) The USPAP disclaimer required under this section must:

(1) be located directly above the preparer's signature;

(2) be in at least 10-point boldface type; and

(3) read as follows: USPAP DISCLAIMER: I AM LICENSED OR CERTIFIED AS A REAL PROPERTY APPRAISER AND A PROPERTY TAX PROFESSIONAL OR CONSULTANT. THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED IN MY CAPACITY AS A PROPERTY TAX PROFESSIONAL OR CONSULTANT AND MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A REAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL CONTAINED IN THE UNIFORM STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL PRACTICE (USPAP) OF THE APPRAISAL STANDARDS BOARD OF THE APPRAISAL FOUNDATION.

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