Estate Settlement Appraisals in MA by Tierney Appraisals

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 swiftly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much respect to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Part of Tierney Appraisals's focus is to produce top-notch, ethical appraisals that lawyers can depend on. There are specific 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 law offices in composing reports that meet their necessities.

Contact us immediately to discuss your specific estate appraisal essentials and how we can put our knowledge to work for you.

Settling an estate most often requires an appraisal to establish fair market value for the property affected. It's understandable that thinking about getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. So, it's possible the date an appraisal report is ordered will not match the date of death. Tierney Appraisals assures that we are familiar with the procedures and requirements requested by the IRS and MA revenue agencies to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date of death. The ethical obligations explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our appraisers to confidentiality, providing the strongest degree of privacy for you and your family.

All too often, people do not fully understand the need to have a complete appraisal supplied in support of the numbers shown in tax documents filed with the IRS.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are accurate and correct.

An executor will be ecstatic by an appraisal report by Tierney Appraisals which will give him solid facts and numbers to deal with revenue agencies' requirements. There's no need to be concerned when getting an appraisal from us, because we will back it no matter what.

Opinions of value used in documents provided to the revenue authorities absolutely should be backed by an exhaustive report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions.