The Appraisers Office understands the special needs of estate executors

Settling an estate is an important and sometimes stressful job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as quickly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much compassion to the feelings of everyone involved.

We've made it our company's goal in supplying the best appraisals that lawyers and accountants have come to depend on. Sometimes, all parties will have their own expectations of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process definitely satisfy all parties involved. In relation to our experience in dealing with attorneys and accountants and different agencies, we write appraisal reports that definitely outdo all expectations.

Settling an estate usually demands an appraisal to ascertain fair market value for the property affected. We sympathize that when you lose a loved one, ordering an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there can be times that the effective date of an appraisal differs from the date of your loss. The Appraisers Office assures that our appraisers are accustomed to the procedures and requirements requested by revenue services to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date your loved one passed away. The ethical requirements stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes us to confidentiality, ensuring the strongest degree of discretion for all parties involved.

All too often, people do not fully understand the requirement to have a comprehensive real estate appraisal produced in support of the numbers being used in tax documents filed with revenue authorities.

Opinions of value shown in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be supported by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. This sort of report will certainly substantiate your claim that the numbers expressed within the report are well-founded and accurate.

The Appraisers Office will provide an accurate report, which will provide an executor accurate facts and figures that will meet IRS and state agency requirements. There's no need to be concerned when getting a report from us, because we will support it no matter what.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions.