Estate Settlement Appraisals in Texas by Stanley & Company

Estate settlement is often stressful, but a very important job. It's up to you as a trustee to carry out the wishes of a loved one as quickly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act expeditiously and with as much respect to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Attorneys and accountants rely on our understanding when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value being placed on real property. There are specific needs for everyone; we comprehend these requirements and are used to working with all parties involved. In our company, we are accustomed to interacting with legal agencies in composing appraisals that exceed their requirements.

Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your precise estate appraisal needs and how we can put our experience to work for you.

Settling an estate usually demands an appraisal to establish market value for the estate involved. We sympathize that in times like this, acquiring an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Due to this, it is possible that the time of death differs from the date the appraisal is requested. Stanley & Company assures that our staff is familiar with the procedures and requirements needed by the federal and Texas revenue agencies to perform a retrospective appraisal with an effective date and market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethical obligations explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our company to confidentiality, assuring the strongest degree of discretion for you and your loved ones.

Many times, people do not fully realize the necessity in having a complete appraisal supplied in support of the numbers used in general documents filed with the IRS.

Opinions of value displayed in documents provided to the IRS and Texas agencies absolutely should be supported by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. In having a report backed by Stanley & Company's professional staff, you will have the knowledge that the numbers displayed in the appraisal report will certainly demonstrate to the Texas agencies that the numbers used are well founded and substantiated.

Stanley & Company guarantees a well-founded appraisal report, which will give an executor definite facts and numbers that will meet IRS and state agency requirements. There's no need to have anything but peace of mind when getting a report from us, because we will stand by it no matter what.