2025 IPT Property Tax Symposium

2025 IPT Property Tax Symposium
2025 Property Tax Symposium
November 2 - 5, 2025
Renaissance Esmeralda
Indian Wells, California

Room Reservation in IPT Block/Rate

2025 Property Tax Symposium Brochure & Agenda

Member Registration Fees:
$895 Before September 22, 2025
$995 After September 22, 2025

Non-Member (Someone from Company is a Member):
$1395 Before September 22, 2025
$1495 After September 22, 2025 

The Property Tax Symposium is well-known for providing the latest insights and the most relevant information on property tax issues. This year’s Symposium offers over 25 sessions on the latest developments in property tax, including legislative updates, hot topics, emerging technologies, and strategic solutions that will help you drive better outcomes for your organization and clients. 

Symposium topics include:
• Inside the Mind of the Client - Navigating Property Tax in a Shifting Landscape
• Appealing for Litigation: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You
• Artificial Intelligence for Property Appraisal: Will It Replace the Assessor? 
• Budget Forecasting: Does the Perfect Process Exist?
• Nationwide Hot Property Tax Cases and Legislative Developments
• What Drives Retail and How It Impacts Real Property Value
• When Disaster Strikes - Property Tax Relief and Available Programs Across the Country Following Natural Disasters
• Excluding Nontaxable Intangibles: Where Do We Go from Here?
• Property Tax and Valuation Issues Impacting the Energy Industry
• The Property Tax Horror Show: Real-World Challenges and How to Handle Them
• Shifting Burdens: Unpacking Unsound Property Tax Reform Efforts 
• Advanced Level Rushmore Method, R.I.P.
• Appraisal Review - Lessons Learned for Credible Valuations
• Understanding Valuation Trends in Senior Housing
• Automation Unhinged: Rewriting the Property Tax Valuation Playbook
• Clouded Value: Navigating Real, Personal, and Intangible Assets in Data Center Taxation
• The Golden State: Protecting Your Property from Reassessment Using California’s Change in Ownership Law
• Complexities and Solutions for Valuing Large Complex Tangible Personal Property Tax Assessments
• Defending Reverse Property Tax Appeals
• When Unclaimed Property Becomes a Property Tax Issue
• Finding Our Crystal Ball: Navigating Changes in the Economy Which Will Affect Property Tax Practice
• Effective Appeals: What Works (and What Doesn’t) at the Assessor’s Office Insights into Successful Methodologies and Common Pitfalls in Property Assessment Appeals 

The Symposium also features:

• A dynamic keynote presentation on dealing with uncertainty
• An ethics keynote address on negotiating ethical challenges 
• Three discussion forums: personal property, real property, and women in property tax 
• Multiple networking opportunities at meals, in between sessions, and at evening receptions
• Unique networking events that include a golf tournament, a special reception honoring Brenda Pittler, and a game night featuring Family Feud and karaoke with a live band. 

Attendees can earn up 18.6 CPE credits, including 1.8 IPT Ethics credit hours, for full attendance. As the leading program for the latest in property tax education, the Symposium delivers the perspectives, updates, and strategies property tax professionals need to stay ahead. 


Golf Tournament & Lunch
sponsored by Principal Property Tax Advisors

Join in for IPT’s Annual Golf Tournament on the Celebrity Course at the Indian Wells Golf Resort Club. Kicking off with an 7:30 am shotgun start (minimum number of players required), this scramble-style event promises fun for golfers of all skill levels.

$200 per person, nonrefundable, advance registration required.  Last day to register is Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

*Callaway Paradigm Driver and Woods, Rogue Max ST Irons, Odyssey mallet putter are available at $80 per rental set and include 6 Callaway super soft golf balls. Please call 760.346.4653 to reserve your set. Note that the golf club is separate from the hotel and you will need to pay the club directly for golf club rental.  
When
11/2/2025 - 11/5/2025
Where
Renaissance Esmeralda Indian Wells, CA

Program

   
Description
Golf Tournament & Lunch
Golf Tournament & Lunch sponsored by Principal Property Tax Advisors Join in for IPT’s Annual Golf Tournament on the Celebrity Course at the Indian Wells Golf Resort Club. Kicking off with an 7:30 am shotgun start, this scramble-style event promises fun for golfers of all skill levels. $200 per person, nonrefundable, advance registration required. Last day to register is Wednesday, October 1, 2025. *Callaway Paradigm Driver and Woods, Rogue Max ST Irons, Odyssey mallet putter are available at $80 per rental set and include 6 Callaway super soft golf balls. Please call 760.346.4653 to reserve your set. Note that the golf club is separate from the hotel and you will need to pay the club directly for golf club rental.
11/2/2025

CMI Property Tax Orientation
Join Members of the Property Tax CMI Designation Committee for a orientation of the CMI exams. This session will provide an overview of the exam material and question types, along with study tactics and practical solutions for engaging the exam.
Time
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
11/2/2025 2:00 PM

11/2/2025 4:45 PM

AI for Property Appraisal
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
11/3/2025 1:00 PM

Appealing for Litigation
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
11/3/2025 1:00 PM

Budget Forecasting
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
11/3/2025 1:00 PM

Hot Property Tax Cases
Time
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
11/3/2025 2:15 PM

11/3/2025 2:15 PM

11/3/2025 2:15 PM

Excluding Nontaxable Intangibles
Time
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
11/3/2025 3:30 PM

11/3/2025 3:30 PM

11/3/2025 3:30 PM

Advanced Level Rushmore Method, R.I.P.
Time
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
11/4/2025 12:00 PM

11/4/2025 12:00 PM

Valuation Trends in Senior Housing
Time
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
11/4/2025 12:00 PM

11/4/2025 1:15 PM

11/4/2025 1:15 PM

Data Center Taxation
Time
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
11/4/2025 1:15 PM

11/4/2025 2:30 PM

11/4/2025 2:30 PM

11/4/2025 2:30 PM

Discussion Forum: Personal Property
Time
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
11/4/2025 3:45 PM

Discussion Forum: Real Property
Time
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
11/4/2025 3:45 PM

11/4/2025 3:45 PM

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