Other Types of Appraisals

Attorneys, accountants, bankers and investment advisors request appraisals for a variety of purposes, including: donation, divorce, estate tax preparation, and distribution of assets. Here is a list of their most commonly requested reports:

To value jewelry subject to federal estate tax
To value jewelry in a divorce
To receive a deduction for a charitable donation
To receive a deduction for a casualty loss
To divide jewelry among recipients when preparing estate documents or to distribute jewelry according to directives in those documents
To provide collateral for a personal or business inventory loan
To value inventory for liquidation, barter exchange or sale to another business
To value gemstones held in certain retirement accounts
To prepare testimony on various subjects
To provide values for historical pricing of certain gemstones