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This course is offered through the Mississippi Tax Collector Education and Certification Program.  It is also open as an elective for Tax Assessors. 

The Mississippi Collector of Revenue (MCR) designation is the highest level of certification obtained through successful completion of IAAO Course 400 Assessment Administration or IAAO Course 402 Tax Policy in addition to CR1 and CR 2. After successful completion of either course, candidates must complete a comprehensive exam and have a minimum of 3 years of experience in tax collection. The cost to attend IAAO 400 is $550. The MCR Exam is an additional $50.

Course 400 provides fundamental management concepts for management and supervisory personnel in the assessor’s office. The course begins by emphasizing the need for management, and the various roles placed on
the assessor and all supervisory personnel. The course then introduces the four major management functions (planning, organizing, directing, and controlling). Although the four functions are interrelated, a separate chapter is devoted to each one. This provides for a greater understanding of the major functions. Topics such as setting goals and objectives, and budget development are included in Chapter 2. The major topics for Chapter 3 are such things as developing the structure for the organization, division of tasks, and developing comprehensive job descriptions. Chapter 4 addresses directing the organization and the major topics deal with leadership and motivational strategies. Chapter 5 addresses controlling and the major topics focus on personnel issues and ensuring that the objectives established in the planning stage are being accomplished. Chapter 6 provides a brief introduction to public relations, with the major topics being recommendations for improving a jurisdiction’s public image.