Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Susan Fretz AppraisalsEstate settlement is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as swiftly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone in bereavement. Part of Susan Fretz Appraisals's mission statement is to create top-notch, ethical appraisals that lawyers can depend on. There are specific needs for everyone; we comprehend these requirements and are familiar to dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to working with law offices in assembling reports that out-strip their requirements. Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your personal estate appraisal needs and how we can put our knowledge to work for you. Usually, settling an estate necessitates an accurate appraisal report to ascertain fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. It's understandable that thinking about getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Of course, you have to comfort your family first. Susan Fretz Appraisals assures that our appraisers are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements needed by revenue services to supply a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date of death. The ethical requirements stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our appraisers to confidentiality, guaranteeing the fullest degree of privacy for you and your family. All too often, people do not fully understand the need to have a full appraisal report produced in support of the numbers shown in tax documents filed with the IRS and NY state agencies. An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is important to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report supported by Susan Fretz Appraisals's expert appraisers, you will have the knowledge that the numbers displayed in the appraisal report will definitely demonstrate to the NY agencies that the numbers used are well founded and substantiated. Susan Fretz Appraisals ensures an detailed report, which will give an executor solid 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 report if it is ever challenged. One of the most necessary requirements in a report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in an exhaustive reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. |