Executors must put a number on an estate’s value, but when dealing with collectibles, how do they distinguish the treasure from the trash? Kelly Juhasz, appraiser at Toronto-based Fine Art Appraisal and Services, advises executors to contact a qualified appraiser who can provide an estimate of the value of different items based on market …
In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated their rules for charitable donation appraisals for 2019. IRS charitable donation appraisals must be completed by a “qualified appraiser” and the report must be considered a “qualified appraisal.” Among the finer points of what constitutes a qualified appraiser or qualified appraisal, the IRS requires …
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Qualified Appraisers – Members of the Professional Services Sector
A qualified personal property appraiser provides a professional service. These specialized consultants have valuation methodology …
Surprisingly, many individuals have never worked with a qualified appraiser as part of their estate management team and are unaware of the benefits and knowledge an appraiser can provide when dealing with personal property.
A qualified appraiser can assist with the following:
1. Help plan, manage and overcome the “where to start” barrier. An appraiser can meet …
Republished in abridged format from the original article in Worthwhile Magazine™, which can be read in full here: A Client’s Guide For How to Take Photographs of Art and Antiques to Send to An Appraiser By Elizabeth Stewart, PhD, AAA and John Flandrick
“The following guide is designed to help an appraiser’s clients take photographs …
What Art Appraisers and Advisers Can Offer
ISA members are highlighted as specialists in the Canadian Art Collecting Guide.
These experts provide independent valuations of art, along with strategies to organize and build a collection, among other vital services.
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“You might wish to reach out to an appraiser to seek assurance …
To protect asset value, consumers must select a qualified and independent appraiser
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 26, 2019(Washington, DC) – The Appraisal Foundation, the nation’s foremost authority on valuation services, applauds the recent 9th Circuit Court ruling that agreed with a U.S. Tax Court opinion that found an appraisal from an esteemed auction house is not adequate …
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY: INVESTORS GROUP / MARCH 2018 View the article here If you or your parents are downsizing, you may want to purge, even family heirlooms. Here’s how to find out if those old things have any monetary value. Stuff, stuff, everywhere you look. At your parents’ place – and possibly your own …
What to Know When Donating Art In today’s collecting marketplace, many high net worth individuals (HNWIs) are building large and, in some cases, important art collections. They will often make donations from their collections to museums and other organizations, either as charitable gifts or under a certification as cultural property. The process for this …
