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Estate Valuations

Riggins, Atkinson, Combs & Associates, Inc.

Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful job. It's up to you as an executor to carry out the wishes of a loved one as quickly and attentively as possible. You can count on Riggins, Atkinson, Combs & Associates, Inc. to respond professionally and with understanding to the feelings of everyone left behind.

We've made it our company's goal in supplying the best appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to rely on. Generally, the parties involved will have their own expectations of how the appraisal process should work; however, our understanding of the estate process will undoubtedly satisfy all parties involved. In relation to our experience in working with the legal system and different agencies, we create appraisals that definitely meet all expectations.

Contact us promptly to discuss your specific estate appraisal specifications and how we can put our experience to work for you.

Settling an estate most often depends on an appraisal to suggest market value for the property affected. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Of course, you need to comfort your loved ones first. We are knowledgeable about the systems and requirements needed to supply a retrospective appraisal with an effective date and market value estimate matching the date your loved one passed away. The ethical obligations explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our staff to confidentiality, assuring the fullest degree of privacy for you and your family.

Most people don't realize that the IRS needs documents filed to express the numbers involved in estate sales.  Opinions of value used in documents provided to the IRS and Florida agencies definitely should be backed by an accurate report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. In having a report supported by Riggins, Atkinson, Combs & Associates, Inc.'s expert appraisers, you will have the knowledge that the numbers shown in the appraisal will certainly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated.

We are certain an executor will be pleased by a report by Riggins, Atkinson, Combs & Associates, Inc. which will provide him solid facts and numbers to cooperate with the IRS and Florida state agencies' requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we are there to defend the appraisal if it is ever refuted.