It is important for any type of business to carry various forms of insurance that can cover a business owner in case of damage to the company’s property and equipment. Although an insurance company will establish its own value of the business’s assets to determine a necessary amount of coverage, it is important that the […]
When you arrange for a CMEA to do a machinery & equipment appraisal for your business, you will end up with an appraisal report that states the CMEA’s findings and estimates. There are two types of appraisal reports that can be performed: a summary appraisal report and a desktop appraisal report. A summary appraisal report […]
The word “depreciation” has different meanings, depending on the audience to whom you are speaking. In accounting, depreciation means the allocation of the cost of an asset over time. It’s a method of allocating the purchase price of an asset across its useful life, which takes into account normal wear and tear over the asset’s […]
We’ve discussed orderly liquidation value and forced liquidation value in recent posts. Today, we’ll explain the third type of value a Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (CMEA) may assign to your assets: fair market value. Fair market value is based on the best price you’d receive for your machinery or piece of equipment if it […]
Do you know what a liquidation value is? It’s the estimated amount of money a company’s assets could quickly be sold for if the company went out of business. In a normal, growing industry that shows profit, a company’s liquidation value would be much less than the company’s share price. In an unprofitable or shrinking […]
Like most industries, the machinery and equipment appraisal business operates under a code of ethics, a set of rules that governs the practices of anyone involved in the profession. The National Equipment & Business Builders Institute (NEBBI), however, felt that the industry standards weren’t strong enough, and came up with its own code of ethics, […]
Right off the bat, in exploring the major differences between a certified appraiser and a non-certified appraiser, just keep one thing in mind – always use a certified appraiser. One of the first things you want to do is to check an appraiser’s credentials. Certified appraisers will often have initials in their titles, such as […]
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