Vehicle Appraisals
We provide professional appraisals on a wide variety of vehicles including vintage cars, modern classics, and late-model daily drivers for insurance, legal, tax, and diminished value purposes. As professional appraisers, we deliver independent, objective and impartial reports recognized by insurers, attorneys, and the IRS — helping you document your vehicle’s value in an ever-changing market.
Whether your needs are for a single vehicle or a multi-car collection, we would be pleased to earn your appraisal business.
Appraisal Cases from Common to Complex
Our extensive training in personal property appraisal ensures our rigorous reports are developed according to your specific needs, including:
Insurance Coverage and Claims
We are experienced in performing professional appraisals for a variety of insurance purposes including valuation to ensure proper coverage in an agreed value policy, determining the pre-loss value of a vehicle heavily damaged in an accident or that has suffered a total loss, and diminished value. We are bound by our ethics rules to be an unbiased and objective source for credible appraisals, whether conducted on behalf of the insurer or the insured.
Estate Tax
Appraisals for Federal tax functions, including estate tax, are viewed as credible by the IRS and court authorities when performed by a qualified appraiser that adheres to the Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Appraisals for tax functions can be complex and entail significant penalties including potential jail time for inaccuracy or error. Working with a professional and credentialed appraiser helps ensure the delivery of credible reports.
Marriage Dissolution
Marriage settlement can be a contentious situation — a scenario where an impartial third party valuation by a professional appraiser can be used to arrive at a credible and accurate report for use by both parties.
Charitable Donation
As with estate tax, special considerations are required for deductions made due to charitable donations. When an appraisal report is needed, it’s important to work with a qualified appraiser that adheres to the Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice and understands the unique value requirements and paperwork required for such appraisals.
Litigation
We take our industry’s ethics rules extremely seriously, carefully adhering to USPAP guidelines as well as a commitment to developing impartial, objective and independent reports on behalf of our clients that stand up under scrutiny.
Diminution of Value (Diminished Value)
A diminution of value appraisal determines how much a vehicle’s market value has decreased after an accident or damage, even when fully repaired. This professional assessment helps owners pursue fair compensation from insurance companies or other responsible parties for the loss in value.
Why Hire Us
Our appraiser is a Member of the International Society of Appraisers, the leading professional personal property appraisal association, representing the most highly trained and rigorously tested independent appraisers in the United States and Canada.
Vehicle appraisal reports created by Wolf and Mare fully comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and are written to satisfy the rigorous requirements of the International Society of Appraisers Report Writing Standard.
Adherence to these standards, coupled with our training and thorough approach to the appraisal process, ensures our reports satisfy the IRS definition of a “Qualified Appraisal” and adhere to the industry best practices for accuracy and integrity.
Request a Quote: Appraisals
Whether you know the exact type of appraisal you need, or are uncertain and need guidance, we’re here to help! Send a quick request and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
