State Tax Commission
Michigan Advanced Assessing Officer Self-Paced Course
Guidelines for Sponsoring the MAAO Course
An organization wishing to sponsor a MAAO course, must complete all documents contained within this
MAAO Organization Program Packet (Organization Application, Organization Security Agreement,
Instructor Agreement and Agreement to Proctor an Examination) and submit the completed packet to the
State Tax Commission. Complete packets will be reviewed and written notification of approval or denial
will be provided to the organization. Incomplete or altered packets will be returned unprocessed. A
complete MAAO Organization Program Packet must be received by the State Tax Commission no less
than 60 days prior to the begin date of the MAAO course.
The designated contact person for the organization will complete the MAAO Organization Application
and the Organization Security Agreement. If approved to offer the course, the contact person for the
organization will be provided with an electronic version of the STC MAAO course material, hard copies
of secured MAAO course exams and a sign-in sheet. As indicated in the Organization Security
Agreement, the contact person for the organization is required to secure the course material and exams
and agrees to distribute the MAAO course material and exams only to eligible students who have properly
and timely registered for the course specified in the MAAO Organization Application. MAAO courses
must be offered providing a minimum of 40 hours of coursework, which includes classroom instruction
and the examination.
The organization is responsible for securing a qualified instructor. Determination that an instructor is
qualified to instruct an STC MAAO course falls under the purview of the STC and will be based upon the
written information submitted with the Instructor Agreement. Organizations who would like assistance
securing a qualified instructor may contact the STC. The selected instructor may be required to complete
the Instructor Agreement if one is not currently on file with the STC.
Either the contact person for the organization or the instructor for the MAAO course may request
approval to proctor the MAAO course exam at the conclusion of the course by completing the Agreement
to Proctor an Examination.
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on for the organization must provide the STC with a copy of the completed registration form
and $50 exam fee for each student no later than three (3)
weeks prior to the start date of the class. The STC is unable to offer exceptions to this deadline due to the time required to compile the secured
exams and timely deliver them to the organization. Student registration forms that are not provided to the
STC by the deadline will not be permitted to take the course exam and will not receive course credit.
Secure MAAO course exams and the completed course sign-in sheet must be returned to the STC by the
contact person, using the overnight-mail envelope(s) provided, no later than the day after the course is
completed. The STC will grade the exams and provide students with a pass/fail notification letter,
appropriate MAAO course credit and assessor renewal credit.
Please note: The STC has changed their policy regarding the self-paced courses and are provided a
retake exam for any student taking a self-paced course from the State Tax Commission.
However any individuals who take a course from an approved outside organization and fail an
examination must repeat the course and pass the exam in order to receive course credit, they are
not entitled to a retake opportunity.
Please call (517) 335-3429 and select option 4 for assistance and information regarding sponsoring a
Michigan Advanced Assessing Officer Course.