Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Hooper & Associates

The responsibility 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 compassion to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

We've shown that we're experts in producing top-notch appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to depend on. There are required needs for everyone; we understand these necessities and are used to to dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to interacting with legal agencies in composing appraisals that out-strip their needs.

Settling an estate usually depends on an appraisal to show fair market value for the estate involved. We understand that in this time of loss, even thinking about an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. So, it's possible the date an appraisal is needed will be different from the date of death. We are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements obligatory to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our staff to confidentiality, providing the fullest degree of privacy for you and your family.

Often, people do not fully comprehend the need to have an intricate appraisal prepared in support of the numbers displayed in general documents filed with revenue authorities.

One of the most important requirements in an appraisal is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in a detailed explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. Such a report will definitely demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are accurate and correct.

Hooper & Associates ensures an accurate appraisal report, which will provide an executor definite facts and figures that will meet IRS and state agency requirements. You need not be concerned over anything, because Hooper & Associates will be there to stand by our work if they are ever refuted.

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