![]() Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Smallwood Appraisal ServicesSettling an estate is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as promptly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much compassion to the feelings of everyone left behind. Lawyers and accountants count on our ethics when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. We comprehend their needs and are used to helping with all parties involved. In our company, we are accustomed to dealing with the courts in writing reports that meet their necessities. Contact us promptly to discuss your specialized estate appraisal requirements and how we can put our knowledge to work for you. Commonly, settling an estate requires an accurate appraisal report to determine fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We understand that in this time of loss, ordering an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there will be times that the effective date of an appraisal report deviates from the time of death. We are accustomed to the procedures and requirements needed to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical obligations explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our appraisers to confidentiality, assuring the highest degree of privacy for you and your loved ones. Often, people do not fully appreciate the demand to have a complete appraisal prepared in support of the numbers displayed in tax documents filed with revenue authorities. Opinions of value used in documents filed with the the IRS and TX state agencies definitely should be backed by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated. Smallwood Appraisal Services guarantees an substantiated appraisal, which will give an executor solid facts and figures that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. There's no need to be stressed out when getting an appraisal from Smallwood Appraisal Services, because we will support it no matter what. Opinions of value used in documents filed with the revenue authorities definitely should be supported by an accurate report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions. |