Martell & Associates knows the special needs of estate executors

Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful task. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as quickly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone involved.

Part of Martell & Associates's company goal is to create top-notch, ethical appraisals that attorneys can rely on. There are required needs for everyone; we cater to these necessities and are used to to dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to dealing with legal agencies in assembling appraisals that meet their necessities.

Contact us promptly to discuss your personal estate appraisal needs and how we can put our business acumen to work for you.

Settling an estate generally requires an appraisal to establish fair market value for the estate in question. It's understandable that ordering getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there are times that the date of an appraisal report deviates from the time of death. Our company is comfortable with the systems and requirements obligatory to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date your loved one passed away. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our staff to confidentiality, assuring the fullest degree of discretion for you and your family.

Often, people do not fully acknowledge the need to have a full appraisal prepared in support of the numbers shown in general documents filed with the IRS.

A comprehensive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is important to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report backed by Martell & Associates's professional staff, you will have the understanding that the numbers displayed in the report will definitely demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are well founded and correct.

Having a professional report from Martell & Associates gives the executor solid facts and figures to work with in going beyond IRS and AZ state agency requirements. You need not be concerned over anything, because Martell & Associates will be there to support our appraisals if they are ever challenged.

Opinions of value used in documents filed with the the IRS and AZ state agencies absolutely should be supported by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions.