![]() Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Zerkel AppraisalsThe job of settling an estate, while stressful is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as swiftly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sympathy to the feelings of everyone in bereavement. We've made it our company's goal in producing excellent appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to depend on. There are required needs for everyone; we realize these requirements and are comfortable to working with all parties involved. We provide appraisal reports that meet the requirements of the legal system and different groups. Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your unique estate appraisal essentials and how we can put our experience to work for you. Generally, settling an estate requires an detailed appraisal report to suggest fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. It's understandable that thinking about an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Due to this, it is possible that the date of death differs from the date the appraisal is needed. Zerkel Appraisals assures that our appraisers are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements requested by revenue services to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date of death. The ethical obligations explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms us to confidentiality, guaranteeing the highest degree of discretion for you and your family. Most of the time people do not fully understand the need to have a comprehensive appraisal report supplied in support of the numbers being used in tax documents filed with the IRS. An exhaustive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. This sort of report will clearly show your claim that the numbers expressed within the report are well-founded and accurate. An executor will be satisfied by an appraisal report by Zerkel Appraisals which will provide him irrefutable facts and figures to work with revenue agencies' requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we are there to stand behind the appraisal if it is ever refuted. Opinions of value used in documents filed with the revenue authorities definitely should be backed by an exhaustive report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions. |