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What does Assessment roll mean?
The official municipal record listing parcels, assessed values, exemptions and related assessment information.
Exam cue: Know the difference between tentative and final rolls and the role of grievance procedures.
What does it look like in a question?
New York example
An owner reviews the tentative roll before the deadline to challenge an assessment.
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What should you not confuse it with?
The assessment roll is not the county land-record index for deeds.
Related taxes and assessments terms
Assessed valueThe value placed on real property for property-tax administration.Equalization rateNew York State's measure of a municipality's overall level of assessment, calculated from total assessed value and total market value.ExemptionA law-based reduction or removal of qualifying property value from specified property taxation.Tax levyThe total amount a taxing jurisdiction determines it must raise through property taxes.Tax lienA charge against property for unpaid property taxes.Tax rateThe rate applied to taxable assessed value to calculate property tax for a jurisdiction.
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