Michael Cerrato 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 promptly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much empathy to the feelings of everyone involved.

Lawyers and accountants depend on our ideals when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value being placed on real property. Generally, everyone involved will have different ideas of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process definitely satisfy all parties involved. We offer appraisal reports that outdo the requirements of the courts and various agencies.

Contact us immediately to discuss your unique estate appraisal essentials and how we can put our business acumen to work for you.

Settling an estate most often demands an appraisal to suggest fair market value for the estate therein. It's understandable that ordering getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Due to this, often the date of death differs from the time the appraisal is requested. Michael Cerrato assures that our staff are accustomed to the procedures and requirements requested by the IRS and AR revenue agencies to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes our appraisers to confidentiality, assuring the strongest degree of discretion for you.

The necessity of ordering an appraisal when dealing with revenue services to show income when filing documents is often overlooked by most people.

One of the most significant requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-supported opinion of value in a detailed reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. A report of this caliber will certainly show your claim that the numbers expressed within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Michael Cerrato guarantees an accurate appraisal, which will provide an executor accurate facts and numbers that will meet IRS and state agency requirements. You need not stress over anything, because Michael Cerrato will be there to stand by our reports if they are ever refuted.

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