Peiffer Appraisals understands the special needs of estate executors

The job of settling an estate, while stressful is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as quickly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much respect to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Part of Peiffer Appraisals's focus is to offer top-notch, ethical appraisals that attorneys can depend on. We are sympathetic to their needs and are accustomed to dealing with all parties involved. We produce appraisal reports that out-strip the necessities of the legal system and other groups.

Settling an estate generally depends on an appraisal to acquire fair market value for the property therein. It's understandable that ordering getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there can be times that the date of an appraisal report differs from the date of your loss. Peiffer Appraisals assures that our appraisers are accustomed to the procedures and requirements requested by the IRS and CA revenue agencies to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date your loved one passed away. The ethics provision explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes us to confidentiality, certifying the highest degree of discretion for you.

Many times, people do not fully realize the requirement to have an exhaustive real estate appraisal supplied in support of the numbers being used in tax documents filed with the IRS.

One of the most essential requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in a detailed reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are well-founded and substantiated.

Having a professional report from Peiffer Appraisals gives the executor definite facts and figures to work with in going beyond IRS and CA state agency requirements. There's no need to be concerned when getting a report from us, because we will stand by it no matter what.

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