Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Hewitt Appraisal Service

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 promptly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much understanding to the feelings of everyone involved.

We've made it our company's goal in providing top-notch appraisals that lawyers and accountants have come to depend on. Sometimes, all parties will have their own expectations of how the appraisal process should work; however, our understanding of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. In relation to our familiarity in working with attorneys and accountants and other agencies, we offer reports that definitely transcend all expectations.

Settling an estate generally demands an appraisal to acquire fair market value for the house therein. It's understandable that thinking about getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Due to this, often the date of death differs from the date the appraisal is needed. Hewitt Appraisal Service assures that our appraisers are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements requested by revenue services to produce 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) keeps our company to confidentiality, assuring the fullest degree of discretion for all parties involved.

Many times, people do not fully acknowledge the demand to have an intricate appraisal prepared in support of the numbers displayed in tax documents filed with revenue authorities.

One of the most significant requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in an exhaustive reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. Such a report will definitely demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated.

An executor will be satisfied by an appraisal report by Hewitt Appraisal Service which will provide him irrefutable facts and numbers to deal with the IRS and WA state agencies' requirements. You need not stress over anything, because Hewitt Appraisal Service will be there to support our appraisals if they are ever refuted.

Opinions of value used in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be backed by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions.