Appraisal

Karin A. Costa writes professional appraisals of a wide range of personal property for estate, donation, matrimonial, business, collateral and insurance purposes.

Art, Antiques, Furniture &

Decorative Arts

Karin A. Costa provides appraisal services to fiduciaries, executors, beneficiaries, private collectors and important estates throughout Nevada and California.

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Karin evaluates thousands of objects each year in a variety of categories, allowing her to keep abreast of market values and conditions.

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Professional appraisals are prepared for:

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• Estate Tax

• Gift Tax

• Charitable Contribution

• Equitable  Distribution among Heirs

• Prospective Sale

• Insurance Coverage

• Insurance damage claims

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Karin A. Costa is a qualified appraiser before the IRS.

Business Assets

Karin A. Costa provides appraisals for small and medium commercial and industrial enterprises.  Valuations of furniture, fixtures, rolling stock and equipment in the:​

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• Retail

• Office

• Farm and Ranch

• Construction

• Restaurant / Food Truck / Catering

• Inns, Bed & Breakfast

• Vacation Home / Rental Home

• Warehouse

• Workshop (Metal, Woodworking)

• Off Book Aircraft (Vintage, Single Engine)

• Other Small Business Categories

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Appraisals for:

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• Business owner's insurance. prospective sale.

• Equitable distribution in divorce or estate.

• Accountants for conversion of company from S to C corporation, estate and gift planning, trusts, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, FASB 141 -142.

• Attorneys to substantiate values for IRS and court scrutiny.

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Karin A. Costa satisfactorily completed Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser designation from the NEBB Institute with a focus on machinery and equipment in small businesses.

All appraisals are prepared fully in accordance with the 2020-2021 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Estate, Gift and Charitable Contribution reports meet all of the requirements set forth by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).