Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Slawson Appraisal Services

The job of settling an estate, often a source of stress is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as quickly 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.

We've shown that we're experts in supplying excellent appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to depend on. There are specific needs for everyone; we comprehend these requirements and are familiar to dealing with all parties involved. We write appraisal reports that meet the needs of the courts and other groups.

Contact us immediately to discuss your exact estate appraisal requirements and how we can put our knowledge to work for you.

Settling an estate commonly depends on an appraisal to determine fair market value for the estate in question. It's understandable that thinking about getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Due to this, it is possible that the date of death differs from the time the appraisal is ordered. Slawson Appraisal Services assures that we are familiar with 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 of death. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our appraisers to confidentiality, guaranteeing the highest degree of discretion for you and your family.

The importance of having a real estate appraisal when dealing with the IRS to show income when filing documents is often overlooked by most people.

Opinions of value shown in documents provided to the the IRS and OK state agencies definitely should be supported by a detailed report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. Such a report will certainly demonstrate to the OK agencies that the numbers used are well-founded and substantiated.

Slawson Appraisal Services guarantees an substantiated appraisal, which will provide an executor accurate facts and numbers that will meet IRS and state agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we are there to stand behind the appraisal if it is ever refuted.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions.