Estate Settlement Appraisals in WA by Kent & Associates Appraisal

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 empathy to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Lawyers and accountants count on our understanding when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. Usually, all parties will have different suggestions of how the appraisal process should work; however, our understanding of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. We write appraisal reports that out-strip the needs of the legal system and different groups.

Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your specialized estate appraisal needs and how we can put our knowledge to work for you.

Settling an estate commonly demands an appraisal to determine fair market value for the estate in question. It's understandable that thinking about an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there can be times that the date of an appraisal differs from the date of your loss. Kent & Associates Appraisal assures that our appraisers are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements requested by revenue services to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date your loved one passed away. The ethics provision explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our company to confidentiality, assuring the strongest degree of privacy for you.

The requirement of needing an appraisal report when working with revenue services to prove income when filing documents is often unknown by most people.

One of the most necessary requirements in a report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in a detailed explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. Such a report will certainly demonstrate to the WA agencies that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated.

An executor will be ecstatic by a report by Kent & Associates Appraisal which will provide him undeniable facts and numbers to work with the IRS and WA state agencies' requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we assure you that we will stand behind the appraisal report if it is ever refuted.

Opinions of value displayed in documents filed with the the IRS and WA state agencies definitely should be supported by an exhaustive report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions.