Estate Settlement Appraisals in WI by Coutts Appraisal ServiceEstate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful task. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as quickly 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 left behind. Attorneys and accountants rely on our conduct when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. Generally, the parties involved will have differing requirements of how the appraisal process should work; however, our understanding of the estate process will undoubtedly satisfy all parties involved. In our company, we are used to dealing with the courts in producing appraisal reports that transcend their needs. Contact us promptly to discuss your explicit estate appraisal specifications and how we can put our experience to work for you. Usually, settling an estate requires an detailed appraisal report to determine fair market value for the house to the satisfaction of the parties involved. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. So, there's a chance the time an appraisal report is requested will deviate the date of death. Our company is knowledgeable about the practices and requirements needed to supply a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date your loved one passed away. The ethical requirements listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our appraisers to confidentiality, ensuring the fullest degree of privacy for you. Most of the time people do not fully acknowledge the importance in having an intricate appraisal report produced in support of the numbers being used in general documents filed with the IRS. One of the most important requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-supported opinion of value in an exhaustive explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well-founded and substantiated. Coutts Appraisal Service will provide an accurate report, which will provide an executor clear facts and figures that will meet IRS and revenue agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to back up our appraisals if they are ever refuted. Opinions of value displayed in documents filed with the the IRS and WI state agencies absolutely should be backed by an accurate report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. |