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Equipment appraisals for estate tax, prepared in accordance with IRS estate tax requirements (Form 706). AppraiseItNow provides IRS-qualified fair market value reports that account for absorption discounts, installation costs, and economic obsolescence to protect estates from penalties.
IRS Form 706 QualifiedThey diligently researched both equipment items and provided well-documented reports
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, PROBATE COURTS, AND ESTATE ATTORNEYS.
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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.
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Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
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The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsWhen a decedent's estate includes machinery, manufacturing equipment, or other business assets, a qualified appraisal establishing fair market value is required for accurate reporting on IRS Form 706. Equipment often represents a significant share of a business owner's estate, and the IRS mandates USPAP-compliant valuations completed by a qualified appraiser before the estate tax return filing deadline. Our equipment valuation practice covers the full range of industrial, commercial, and specialized machinery that executors and estate attorneys encounter.
AppraiseItNow delivers these appraisals both online and onsite across the United States, supporting executors, trustees, and legal counsel throughout the process. Whether the estate involves a single piece of specialized equipment or an entire manufacturing facility, our estate tax valuation services are structured to meet IRS documentation standards and withstand scrutiny.
Estates can include a wide variety of equipment assets, and our appraisers are equipped to handle the full spectrum.
Clients working through an estate with significant equipment assets can expect the following from our process.
What clients say we are known for
Across 80+ published AppraiseItNow reviews the picture is consistent: every one is from a client who paid us for an appraisal, and 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 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
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
From the start they were very responsive, price competitive, and had a quick turn around time. Thank you so much to Joe who was very sweet in responding to my emails; I am looking forward to utilizing AppraiseItNow for many years to come.
Very thorough and professional — great communication and outstanding service. Highly impressed with their work!
Fair market value at the date of death under Treasury Regulation 20.2031-1(b): the willing-buyer, willing-seller price, not book value, depreciated cost, or an auction estimate. Values reported materially below documented market evidence are treated as unsupported, and the IRS challenges depreciation-schedule numbers that diverge from what the equipment actually trades for.
Often yes. Installed machinery that will keep operating with the business is commonly appraised at fair market value in continued use, a premise that includes freight, installation, and setup and can exceed piece-by-piece values. Highest and best use governs, so a buyer who would redeploy the assets can set the value rather than the current operation.
Because orderly liquidation value typically runs 75 to 90 percent of fair market value and forced liquidation value 50 to 70 percent, those standards assume a compulsion to sell that estate tax law excludes. They belong in lender and distress contexts; substituting them on Form 706 understates the gross estate and invites adjustment.
No. The IRC 2032A election that values qualifying farm or business real property at current use rather than highest and best use is built around land and buildings. Machinery and other personal property remain at standard fair market value, a distinction executors of farm and business estates frequently miss.