Estate Settlement Appraisals in AZ by Childress and Associates

Estate settlement is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as promptly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much understanding to the feelings of everyone involved.

Part of Childress and Associates's drive is to supply top-notch, ethical appraisals that lawyers can rely on. There are required needs for everyone; we realize these necessities and are familiar to working with all parties involved. In our company, we are accustomed to interacting with the courts in producing appraisals that meet their demands.

Contact us immediately to discuss your personal estate appraisal essentials and how we can put our business acumen to work for you.

Settling an estate commonly demands an appraisal to ascertain fair market value for the property affected. We sympathize that in this time of loss, acquiring an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. So, we understand that the date an appraisal is needed will not match the date of death. Our staff is knowledgeable about the practices and requirements needed to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical obligations listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our staff to confidentiality, providing the fullest degree of privacy for you and your loved ones.

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

Opinions of value used in documents filed with the the IRS and AZ state agencies absolutely should be supported by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. Such a report will certainly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are well-founded and substantiated.

Childress and Associates will provide an detailed appraisal report, which will give an executor clear facts and numbers that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to stand by our appraisals if they are ever refuted.

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