Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Whitney Associates

Settling an estate is an important and sometimes stressful job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as swiftly 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 involved.

We've made it our company's goal in producing excellent appraisals that lawyers and accountants have come to rely on. Often, everyone involved will have their own expectations of how the appraisal process should work; however, our understanding of the estate process will undoubtedly satisfy all parties involved. Because of our experience in working with attorneys and accountants and other agencies, we offer appraisal reports that definitely outdo all expectations.

Generally, settling an estate requires an irrefutable appraisal report to acquire 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. Because of this, now and then there are times that the effective date of an appraisal differs from the date of your loss. Our company is accustomed to the practices and requirements obligatory to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date of death. The ethical obligations listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our appraisers to confidentiality, providing the fullest degree of privacy for you.

People often forget that the IRS requires information filed to support the numbers involved in estate sales.

A comprehensive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. A report of this caliber will clearly show your claim that the numbers expressed within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Having a professional appraisal report from Whitney Associates gives the executor irrefutable facts and figures to work with in exceeding IRS and NH state agency requirements. You need not be concerned over anything, because we will be there to back up our appraisals if they are ever challenged.

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