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Personal property appraisals in Kansas for donations, estate tax, divorce, and probate, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises antiques, jewelry, collectibles, furniture, and fine art across Kansas, including Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, KANSAS COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, 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.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
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.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow appraises household contents, antiques, silver, jewelry, coins, firearms and sports memorabilia in Kansas for charitable gifts, estate filings, divorce settlements and insurance claims. Which definition of value applies comes from the purpose, and it is settled before any research begins.
Charitable gifts
A donated collection needs a figure tied to the day it changed hands and supported by sales a reviewer can look up for themselves. The report names those sales and says what condition each one was adjusted for, so the reasoning survives being read years later.
Estates and probate
Probate and trust work asks what a thing was worth on one particular day rather than today. We rebuild that market from sales that closed around the date, and where a category was thin at the time we say so instead of reaching for a more convenient sale.
Divorce and insurance
A settlement moves faster when both parties are reading one supported schedule instead of two estimates. For a loss claim the question shifts from what an item would sell for to what replacing it costs, and the report says plainly which of the two it answered.
The category changes the evidence, not the method. Precious metal moves with the metal market, a signed piece of furniture with what its maker's work has been bringing at auction, and a card or a jersey with a short and narrow record of recent sales.
Precious metal and coins
Scrap value puts a floor under a coin or a piece of silver, and collector demand decides how far above that floor the piece actually sits. Both figures go in the report, so the gap between them is visible to whoever reads it rather than buried in one number.
Furniture and decorative arts
A maker's mark, a recognised form and the quality of earlier repair work place a piece somewhere inside a range that is often very wide. We name the sales that anchored the conclusion and say what separated the subject piece from each of them.
Kansas keeps ordinary household property off the tax rolls and out of a creditor's reach, but the second of those protections stops at a figure. Where a collection sits against that figure is a valuation question.
Exemption
Exempt
is how Kansas treats household goods and personal effects not used to produce income
Kansas exempts all household goods and personal effects not used for the production of income from every property and ad valorem tax levied in the state, together with the wearing apparel of every person. The statute keeps the exemption in place where a home is also used for registered day care or as a bed and breakfast. Property put to work producing income is another matter, which is why the line between a personal collection and business property is worth settling before a value is written on either.
Threshold
$1,000
is the ceiling Kansas puts on the personal ornaments a creditor cannot take
Kansas exempts from attachment, execution and other court process the furnishings, equipment and supplies reasonably necessary at a person's principal residence for one year, with no ceiling placed on them. Ornaments of the person, jewelry included, are exempt only to $1,000 in value, and the books, instruments, tools and equipment used in a trade or occupation only to $7,500 in the aggregate. Where a collection lands against those limits depends entirely on the value put on it.
What Kansas clients say we are known for
Across 23 published Kansas 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 much research is visible in the report, and how quickly we answer.
AppraiseItNow Inc. is the best company I was lucky to find by accident. I was looking for someone to appraise cabinets for a donation to charity. I asked for multiple referrals, called multiple appraisal services, etc., and no one could help me. I found AppraiseItNow and from the moment I started working with them, they were wonderful! Joe guided me on what I needed to send him, what needed to be done and stayed in touch with me the entire time. Their customer service is OUTSTANDING and a welcome surprise in today’s world where good customer service is an anomaly! They returned an appraisal in a timely manner, it was clear, concise, cost-effective and exactly what I needed. They followed up with me multiple times to ensure that I received it and everything was OK. My CPA is also thrilled to have them as an accredited appraisal service he can use for other clients. I rarely leave reviews, but I could not pass giving them 5 stars and I’d give 10 if possible! THANK YOU JOE AND ALL AT APPRAISEITNOW!!👊🏼
Personal Property Appraisal for Charitable Donation
I used AppraiseItNow for the first time last month and I was extremely pleased with the results. I needed an appraisal done for insurance purposes and the level of detail about each of my antique furniture pieces was thorough and very helpful in my being able to get the highest amount possible from my insurance company for the antique items that were damaged. I could see that they spent time making sure that the information she included was correct and current for my antique furniture items in the current market. The team responded to my emails timely to answer any questions I had. I would highly recommend Appraise It Now to get a thorough and professional appraisal done on antique items. I do intend to use them again for other antique furniture and jewelry that I have. Job well done! 😃🤗
Antique Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Claim
It is a pleasure to work with Joe and his team. They communicate every step along the way and made the process simple for us to have more than 35 firearms appraised. It was all done in a timely manner and the final report is easy to understand. I highly recommend their services.
Gun Appraisal for Probate
I was skeptical at first, but the company exceeded all of my expectations. The team responded quickly to every question, and the service was excellent. They’re now my go to source for my collection. I’ve used them twice already, and I plan to use them several more times.
Firearms Appraisal for Personal Use
Joe made the process to have my piece of furniture appraised extremely easy, efficient and quick. My experience was great and I'd recommend AppraiseItNow to anyone looking for an appraisal.
Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
I asked AppraiseItNow to value a piece of sports memorabilia for purposes of a charitable donation. The item is rarely sold. Their research unearthed an important recent sale of a similar item, which I had not found previously, and which the first appraiser I used had not found either. AppraiseItNow was a good deal more expensive than the first service, but they crafted a detailed report in which I have much more confidence. They also helped me make sure the correct tax forms are used. Thank you!
Sports Memorabilia Appraisal for Charitable Donation
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:
County appraisers, not private appraisers, classify and value taxable personal property using state-prescribed valuation guides, with property valued as of January 1 at fair market value unless a statutory method applies. Independent appraisals come into play for estates, divorce, insurance, and disputes rather than routine tax rolls.
Because the valuation premise differs: continued use in place, orderly liquidation, and forced liquidation each assume different sale conditions, and going-concern values for business personal property can run much higher than removal-basis or auction estimates. The premise is stated in the report so the number matches its intended use.
No. Kansas statutes assign tax appraisal duties to county appraisers but create no probate referee system or court-licensed personal property appraiser class, so valuation in probate and family law matters relies on qualified private experts and market evidence. That is the role our appraisers fill.
Within 30 days after letters of appointment, unless the court extends the time. K.S.A. 59-1201 requires the personal representative to inventory Kansas real estate and tangible personal property at full and fair value as of the date of death, verified by affidavit. That deadline is short, which is why date-of-death appraisals are often ordered immediately after appointment.
At whether the item remains a separate tangible thing rather than becoming part of the real estate. Kansas statutes define personal property as every tangible thing subject to ownership that is not part of real property, while fixtures incorporated into a building count as real estate. The distinction determines which appraisal covers the asset in estate, sale, and tax contexts.
