Crowe Appraisals understands the special needs of estate executors

The responsibility of settling an estate, often a source of stress is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as quickly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sympathy to the feelings of everyone involved.

Lawyers and accountants count on our ideals when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. There are required needs for everyone; we are sympathetic to these necessities and are used to to working with all parties involved. Because of our familiarity in dealing with attorneys and accountants and different agencies, we compose reports that definitely exceed all expectations.

Settling an estate usually requires an appraisal to show fair market value for the home in question. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there will be times that the date of an appraisal report differs from the time of death. We are accustomed to the practices and requirements necessary to supply a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date your loved one passed away. The ethics provision listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our appraisers to confidentiality, certifying the fullest degree of privacy for all parties involved.

Many people do not understand that the IRS requires reports filed to support the numbers involved in estate sales.

One of the most significant requirements in a report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in an exhaustive explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. In having a report supported by Crowe Appraisals's professional staff, you will have the knowledge that the numbers shown in the appraisal will certainly demonstrate to the OK agencies that the numbers used are well founded and correct.

Crowe Appraisals will provide an well-founded appraisal, which will provide an executor definite facts and figures that will exceed IRS and revenue agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we assure you that we will stand behind the report if it is ever refuted.

Opinions of value displayed in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be backed by an accurate report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions.