Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Couch Appraisals, LLC.

Settling an estate is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as swiftly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much respect to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Lawyers and accountants depend on our ethics when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. Generally, the parties involved will have their own expectations of how the appraisal process should work; however, our experience of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. Due to our familiarity in working with attorneys and accountants and different agencies, we provide appraisals that always outdo all expectations.

Settling an estate usually depends on an appraisal to show fair market value for the property in question. We sympathize that when you lose a loved one, ordering an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Of course, you have to comfort your loved ones first. Couch Appraisals, LLC. assures that we are familiar with the procedures and requirements needed by revenue services to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical obligations stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our staff to confidentiality, guaranteeing the strongest degree of discretion for you.

The requirement of having an appraisal report when working with the IRS to prove income when filing documents is often overlooked by most people.

Opinions of value shown in documents filed with the the IRS and TN state agencies absolutely should be backed by an accurate report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated.

An executor will be satisfied by a report by Couch Appraisals, LLC. which will provide him solid facts and figures to deal with any legal agency's requirements. There's no need to be concerned when getting a report from us, because we will support it no matter what.

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