Generally, settling an estate requires an detailed appraisal report to ascertain fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We sympathize that in times like this, even thinking about an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there can be times that the effective date of an appraisal report differs from the date of your loss. Appraisal Next assures that our staff are familiar with the procedures and requirements needed by revenue services to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethics provision explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our company to confidentiality, guaranteeing the strongest degree of discretion for you and your family.