To promote high professional standards and ethics.

To promote recognition of the professional status of members of this Society.

To cooperate with other public and private agencies that have mutual interests and objectives.

To conduct an educational program in the principles, procedures and techniques of audit-appraisal.

To conduct surveys and engage in research in order that solutions may be found to the old and new problems that  continually arise in the field of audit-appraisal.

To provide a forum for the discussion of all matters pertinent to audit-appraisal.

To make possible a free interchange of experience, ideas, suggestions and opinions for mutual benefit.

To establish a depository for information useful in the practice of audit-appraisal.

To make available to members tested and approved methods and procedures in the appraisal of commercial personal property and trade fixtures and in the appraisal of industrial real and personal property.

To encourage personal growth and achievement among the membership.

Local Chapters

Local chapters have been established for the purpose of providing members in local areas with the opportunity for close cooperation and to help meet the objectives of the Society as listed herein.

New chapters may be formed by the Board of Directors upon the submission of an application from ten or more members

Benefits of Membership

Certification Program with Professional Designation.

The society offers a Certification Program to give recognition to the levels of experience, education, and proficiency attained by the Regular, Affiliate and Retired members. The above classes of membership may seek to qualify for processional grades of 'Accredited' 'Certified' and 'Master' Auditor-Appraiser. A member must commence with the first professional grade of 'Accredited' before becoming eligible to progress to the 'Certified' and finally to the 'Master' level.

     Membership also provides the following:

• Exchanges of Technical Data and Experience

• Educational Activities such as Seminars and Conferences

• Society Publications

• Library to Provide Research Material for the Members

Code of Ethics

The public and the business community place their trust in the professional auditor-appraiser to be assured of equitable treatment in the valuation of property for tax purposes. It is our obligation to be worthy of this trust and to attain the optimum of confidence in our profession.

In recognition of this obligation, members of the Society of Auditor-Appraisers shall:

• Be cognizant of the authority vested in them and to hold confidential the information obtained and the conclusions reached in the performance of their duties.

• Develop proper valuations objectively and without bias.

• Perform their professional duties in a manner which will reflect credit upon themselves, their employer, other auditor-appraisers and to THE SOCIETY.

• Protect the professional reputation of other auditor-appraisers who subscribe to and abide by this code of ethics.

• Cooperate with THE SOCIETY in all matters and assist fellow members by sharing their professional knowledge and experiences.

• Continually strive to elevate the dignity and the honor of the profession by displaying individual technical competence, morality, integrity and high standards of personal conduct.

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