Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Lipka Appraisal Service Inc.Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as swiftly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone involved. Lawyers and accountants depend on our conduct when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. There are required needs for everyone; we realize these necessities and are used to to dealing with all parties involved. We furnish appraisal reports that transcend the requirements of the courts and other agencies. Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your explicit estate appraisal essentials and how we can put our knowledge to work for you. Generally, settling an estate requires an accurate appraisal report to ascertain fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We understand that in times like this, acquiring an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Due to this, now and then the time of death differs from the time the appraisal is required. Our staff is familiar with the practices and requirements obligatory to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes our staff to confidentiality, providing the fullest degree of privacy for you and your family. The necessity of ordering an appraisal report when working with the IRS to explain income when filing documents is often not considered by most people. An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report supported by Lipka Appraisal Service Inc.'s expert staff, you will have the knowledge that the numbers displayed in the appraisal report will certainly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are well founded and correct. Having a professional appraisal report from Lipka Appraisal Service Inc. gives the executor definite facts and figures to work with in meeting IRS and MI state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to support our reports if they are ever challenged. An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is important to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. |