Attorneys and CMEAs

What Nobody Ever Tells You About Your Client’s Machinery & Equipment…

Did you know that your client’s machinery and equipment have a value that can substantiate, strengthen, or even lose the most successful case in court? After all, if you rely on a guess, a depreciation schedule, or an “uncertified” auctioneer or dealer to determine a value, it’s inaccurate and will not hold up to scrutiny with the IRS, courts, or lenders.

A female Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA) uses a laptop while inspecting industrial machinery inside a manufacturing facility. Caption:
How Can You Use An Accurate Value Of Your Client’s Machinery & Equipment To Your Advantage?

That’s a great question, and we’re glad you asked! There are no less than 20 ways an accurate, substantiated, irrefutable, and defensible value of machinery and equipment can help you and your client. Here are just a few of the ways:

  • Loans / Leases • Property Taxes • Insurable Value

  • Divorce • Converting From C To S Corp • Cost Segregation

  • Taxes • 1031 Exchanges • Trust Agreements

  • Buy / Sell Agreements • Estate Planning • Bankruptcy

  • Retirement Planning • Partnership Dissolution • Strategic Planning

  • Litigation Support • GASB 34 • Sarbanes-Oxley

  • Collateral • Gifting

A Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraisal Arms You With An Irrefutable, Defensible, And Substantiated Value Of The Machinery & Equipment

What you need to prevail before the IRS, courts, lenders, attorneys, CPAs, and others is a Certified Appraisal Report submitted by a Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA). That way, you will receive a report consistent with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) promulgated by Congress. The IRS may disallow a filing because there is not a Certified Appraisal Report that substantiates equipment values.

Don’t make the mistake of not knowing the accurate value of your client’s equipment. CMEAs have the experience and required certification to meet the needs of your client, court, and yourself. Contact a CMEA today to learn the difference between a “Certified” Appraisal Report and an “Uncertified” Appraisal Report. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

A female Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA) uses a laptop while inspecting industrial machinery inside a manufacturing facility. Caption: