Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Jeffrey R Cook

The task 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 respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sympathy to the feelings of everyone left behind.

We've shown that we're experts in supplying excellent appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to rely on. Often, the parties involved will have their own requirements of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. We produce appraisal reports that exceed the necessities of the legal system and other agencies.

Settling an estate most often requires an appraisal to acquire fair market value for the residential property involved. We empathize that in this time of loss, even thinking about an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. So, there's a chance the time an appraisal report is requested will deviate the date of death. Jeffrey R Cook assures that our staff 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 date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical obligations stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds us to confidentiality, ensuring the fullest degree of discretion for all parties involved.

All too often, people do not fully appreciate the requirement to have an intricate real estate appraisal produced in support of the numbers being used in tax documents filed with the IRS and FL state agencies.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. Such a report will certainly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are accurate and correct.

Jeffrey R Cook ensures an substantiated report, which will give an executor clear facts and numbers that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. There's no need to have anything but peace of mind when getting a report from Jeffrey R Cook, because we will stand by it no matter what.

Opinions of value shown in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be backed by a detailed report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions.