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I recommend AppraiseItNow Inc. highly… I would use them again
They diligently researched both equipment items and provided well-documented reports
AppraiseItNow was able to provide me exactly what I needed on a timely basis
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, INSURANCE AGENCIES, LENDERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
Vehicle Appraiser
CAGA Certified Appraiser since 2014, covering vehicles, boats, equipment, fine art, and collectibles. A classic-car restoration background informs her vehicle work, with reports prepared for insurance, divorce, and charitable contributions.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow values manufacturing equipment used in production, fabrication, processing, and assembly operations, online or onsite depending on the scope. Manufacturing equipment often represents a significant portion of a company's total asset base, which makes an accurate valuation critical for lenders, buyers, and regulators alike.
Purposes we serve
Our manufacturing equipment appraisals support transactional and compliance purposes:
How we work
Manufacturing equipment appraisals are frequently completed remotely using equipment lists, photos, and supporting documentation. We coordinate an onsite inspection when asset complexity, operating condition, or a lender's scope of work requires one. The work sits within our broader equipment and machinery appraisal services.
How assets are evaluated
Each asset is evaluated on its make, model, age, condition, configuration, remaining useful life, and current secondary market demand.
We appraise manufacturing equipment across discrete, process, and hybrid manufacturing environments, spanning a wide range of industries and production processes.
Machining and forming
The machines that cut, mold, and form metal, plastic, and rubber:
Automation and packaging
The equipment that moves, assembles, packages, labels, and prints:
Thermal and process lines
Heat treatment equipment and the process lines found in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical plants:
We serve manufacturers, plant owners, commercial lenders, private equity firms, CPAs, and attorneys who need a credible, independent manufacturing equipment valuation for financing, a transaction, tax compliance, or litigation.
Lenders and deal teams
Commercial lenders, private equity firms, CPAs, and attorneys engage us when a financing, a transaction, a tax filing, or a litigation matter needs an independent value for manufacturing equipment.
Owners and operators
Manufacturers, plant operators, and business owners navigating an equipment sale, an insurance renewal, or an ownership transition come to us when the situation requires a formal appraisal report.
What manufacturing equipment appraisal clients say we are known for
Across 16 published manufacturing equipment appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.
I recommend AppraiseItNow Inc. highly. I needed an appraisal of fair market value for geologic laboratory equipment for charitable donations to three universities. The unique items and limited secondary market complicated the valuation. They provided a sound, verifiable estimate and the 8283 forms that I was able to use in my tax filings. I would use them again.
Lab Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
AppraiseItNow did an outstanding job appraising my 1998 Bobcat Skid Steer and circa 2010 Yuchai Crawler Dozer. We could not locate a serial number on the dozer, and there were no online sales available, but they were still able to develop an accurate appraisal using known specifications for my dozer compared to other comparable make and model dozers. They diligently researched both equipment items and provided well-documented reports.
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal
I needed an IRS-qualified appraisal for an unusual and costly piece of medical equipment. AppraiseItNow was able to provide me exactly what I needed on a timely basis. The personnel at the company are very friendly and helpful. I would definitely use them again.
Medical Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Affordable and reliable, with fast service and always responsive to my messages and questions. They delivered my appraisal on time without a glitch. 100% Recommended! I wouldn’t use anyone else for my business. Thank you, Joe — you’re great!
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal for Bankruptcy Filing
I highly recommend the AppraiseItNow team. They were responsive and timely from start to finish, and the whole process was seamless. The final report was super detailed and gave me all the information I needed. I am so glad I hired them and would recommend them to anyone needing an appraisal!
Technology Equipment Appraisal for Divorce
They did an appraisal of medical equipment for donation. They did it quickly, and I received a blank form 8283 signed by the appraiser. It was what I needed. The price was higher than I wanted to spend on an appraisal, but a lot lower than other appraisers. AppraiseItNow was very responsive and communicative, and the other appraisers were not. I would use them again.
Medical Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Submit estimate or list of items for our review.
We'll share a flat fee quote for your approval.
Submit details on all of your items for our review.
We'll conduct detailed research and prepare a written USPAP-compliant report.
Delivery of your report and supporting documents (e.g., signed IRS Form 8283) by email.
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
Industrial auction records from platforms like Ritchie Bros and BidSpotter, used-equipment marketplace listings, private transactions, and subscription databases of verified sales. Values reference actual sale prices rather than list prices, adjusted for age, condition, capacity, and configuration.
Because the same machine carries materially different values in continued use, orderly liquidation, and forced liquidation. A lender collateral report may need orderly liquidation value while insurance work uses replacement cost, so credible reports define both the premise and the standard of value and tie the methodology to them.
No. Equipment valuations support basis allocation, depreciation under IRC Sections 167 and 168, and Section 179 or bonus depreciation elections, but the IRS emphasizes reasonable methods and contemporaneous documentation rather than one universally required standard. The claim that a USPAP appraisal is always required is incorrect; expectations vary with the transaction and audit circumstances.
Machines that should not be in the valuation at all. We establish ownership, confirm serial numbers and descriptions against titles and purchase records, and reconcile the asset register to what is physically present, eliminating retired, scrapped, or double-counted assets that would otherwise inflate collateral, insurance, or balance-sheet values.
Rarely. Isolating a cash flow attributable to one machine, separate from goodwill and the rest of the plant, is usually impractical, so individual machines rely on cost and market evidence. Income methods fit groups of assets or clearly revenue-producing units such as leased fleets.