Frank Lund understands 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 swiftly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sympathy to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Attorneys and accountants depend on our ideals when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. We comprehend their needs and are accustomed to helping with all parties involved. Due to our experience in dealing with attorneys and accountants and other agencies, we furnish reports that always meet all expectations.

Settling an estate generally depends on an appraisal to determine fair market value for the estate involved. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there will be times that the date of an appraisal report differs from the date of your loss. We are comfortable with the systems and requirements needed to supply a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical requirements listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our appraisers to confidentiality, guaranteeing the fullest degree of privacy for you.

Most people don't realize that the IRS requires reports filed to show the numbers involved in estate sales.

A comprehensive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are accurate and correct.

Frank Lund will provide an well-founded appraisal, which will give an executor definite facts and numbers that will meet IRS and revenue agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we will always be there to stand behind the report if it is ever challenged.

Opinions of value used in documents provided to the the IRS and MS state agencies definitely should be backed by an exhaustive report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions.