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Personal property appraisals in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, including Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Norman.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, OKLAHOMA COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
Oklahoma's energy, agriculture, and ranching heritage means estates and collections here often include Western art, Native American artifacts, and agricultural equipment with personal property characteristics. Two of the assets below link to a page written for Oklahoma; the rest link to the appraisers who cover them nationwide.
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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 antiques, jewelry, silver, coins, firearms, rugs, fine art, and whole household contents in Oklahoma for probate, charitable deductions, divorce settlements, and insurance schedules. Most of it is done from the owner's photographs and paperwork, with an appraiser travelling to the property when the collection is the thing being argued about. Firearms on their own go through our Oklahoma gun appraisal page.
Probate and estates
The personal representative, the heirs who did not get the house, and anyone who questions the split later all work from the same schedule. Values are fixed to the day the owner died, and each one points at sales a reader can go and check. Where a piece is ordinary, the report says so plainly instead of dressing it up.
Charitable gifts
A gift of property is worth what the receiving market would pay for it, not what it cost the donor. The report gives that donor a written basis and names the evidence behind it, because the deduction can be examined long after the goods have left the house and nobody can photograph them again.
Divorce
Contested rings, guns, art, and furniture get valued on one footing for both households. The conclusion has to be legible to two people who disagree, and to the lawyers standing behind them, which means showing the comparable sales rather than asserting a total.
The pieces carrying the money are usually a small part of what is in the house, and they are the part the work concentrates on. Everything else still has to be accounted for, and there is a proportionate way to do that.
Evidence
Auction results and completed dealer sales set the range, screened first for maker, period, condition, and whether the piece is complete. An asking price is a hope. A hammer price is a fact, and it is the kind of fact a reviewer can look up without taking anybody's word for it.
Large households
Everyday furnishings are grouped and valued by category. The few things carrying real money come out of that group and get their own analysis, which keeps the cost of the work in proportion to what is actually in the room and keeps the schedule readable.
None of the three is a statement of what property is worth, and all three are measured against a value somebody has to produce first.
Exempt property
$3,000
the aggregate cap Oklahoma puts on wedding and anniversary rings
Oklahoma reserves all household and kitchen furniture held primarily for personal, family, educational or household use, and all books, portraits and pictures held the same way, with no dollar limit on either. The limits land on the things beside them: wearing apparel is exempt to $4,000 in aggregate value, wedding and anniversary rings to $3,000, and guns held for personal, family or household use to $2,000. Those lines cannot be drawn until somebody puts a value on the pieces, which is why the rings, the guns, and the better clothing are the items most often appraised in a forced sale or a bankruptcy.
Small estates
$50,000
the Oklahoma affidavit ceiling, measured after liens and encumbrances
Where the fair market value of a decedent's property located in Oklahoma, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $50,000, tangible personal property and instruments evidencing a debt, obligation, stock or chose in action can be paid over or delivered to the successor on an affidavit, at any time ten or more days after the death. The threshold is a value question before it is a paperwork question: a coin collection, a truck, and the contents of a workshop can carry an estate over the line on their own.
Summary proceedings
$150,000
the estate value under which an Oklahoma court can shorten the process
Where the value of the real and personal property in the estate does not exceed $150,000, the court may dispense with the regular proceedings or any part of them. Notice to creditors runs in a local newspaper for two consecutive weeks, claims are filed with the personal representative within thirty days of the first publication, and the matter is set for hearing not less than thirty five days after it. A supported value for the contents is what keeps an estate on the right side of that figure, and what stops the question being reopened later.
What Oklahoma clients say we are known for
Across 23 published Oklahoma 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:
It depends on the asset. Cost, market, and income approaches are all recognized, and we match the method to the property: market comparison for collectibles and antiques, cost less depreciation for equipment, and income capitalization only where the property actually produces revenue. The report explains which approach was used and why.
Potentially, yes. Oklahoma presumes household personal property is worth 10% of the appraised value of the residence improvement as of January 1, but that presumption is rebuttable, and a taxpayer can seek assessment at actual fair cash value supported by a professional appraisal of the contents.
Not automatically. Under 58 O.S. Section 281 the personal representative can satisfy the appraisement requirement with their own opinion of value, and the inventory is due within two months of appointment. But if any interested person files a written demand, the court must order an appraisement by sworn, court-appointed appraisers.
No. Oklahoma licenses real estate appraisers, but there is no state license for personal property appraisers. For IRS purposes, appraisers must instead meet the federal qualified appraiser criteria, which is the standard our personal property reports are built to satisfy.