Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Joseph Mier & Associates

Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as promptly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much respect to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

We've made it our company's goal in providing top-notch appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to rely on. There are required needs for everyone; we realize these necessities and are acclimated to dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are accustomed to interacting with legal agencies in writing appraisals that transcend their demands.

Settling an estate usually depends on an appraisal to suggest fair market value for the home involved. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Of course, it's imperative to comfort your family first. Joseph Mier & Associates assures that we are accustomed to the procedures and requirements requested by the IRS and LA revenue agencies to perform 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 company to confidentiality, assuring the fullest degree of discretion for you and your family.

Most people don't realize that the IRS requires reports filed to express the numbers involved in estate sales.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. This sort of report will clearly show your claim that the numbers displayed within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Joseph Mier & Associates ensures an well-founded report, which will provide an executor solid facts and numbers that will meet IRS and revenue agency 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 challenged.

Opinions of value used in documents provided to the revenue authorities definitely should be backed by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions.