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Appraisals
We receive calls to perform appraisals in many broadcast categories, from home hobby studios to large multi-million dollar broadcast/production facilities. It is important to have confidential and accurate unbiased values. System Associates provides just that. We provide values to CPA and Property Tax professionals whose clients include large TV and Cable media. Law firms hire System Associates to provide opinions that are backed up by our experience. Auction companies use our price opinions to better serve their clients. Banks count on us for current price information, for asset based loan funding, and asset liquidation values. Media concerns that spin off or sell a division need to know what their assets are worth. They all call on System Associates. Why? Because they all need to know. Don't you?. When it comes to knowing the values of the equipment, System Associates knows.
A sample of our television appraisal clients
Scripps Networks AVNET Grass Valley Panasonic Sony KTVK CDG Audio Works Loudeye Zions Bank Fisher Property Tax Consultants KTUU KLAX TBS HGTV Telemundo Compac Video County Of Orange California TNT Auction Big Deal Video CNN A&E Balboa Capital Bank of the West Dove Bid Joseph Finn Redman Tax Consultants Cohesion Video Broken Glass Productions Universal Studios Mills Video Michael Norton LLP Mechanics & Farmers Bank Televisa Univision Echostar Red Rock Productions Fisher Property Tax Consultants & many more.
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Professional and Accurate Reports
Michael Ferguson is certified by the Certified Appraisers Guild of America Appraisals by the Certified Appraisers Guild of America are recognized and accepted by insurance companies, banks, lenders, courts, and the Internal Revenue Service.
We prepare appraisals for a variety of purposes including insurance underwriting, insurance claims, casualty loss, divorce, and estate planning. Appraisals are also prepared for estate settlement and tax reporting, gift taxes and charitable donations, and property distribution. Other areas of prepared appraisals are mergers and acquisitions, estate and gift appraisals, bankruptcy appraisals, value documentation for SBA and other bank loans, and insurance appraisals.
Our special emphasis is on appraising for courts, testifying in court, and appraising for personal use. Learn more at 866-937-0209
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Definitions
Desktop Appraisals
A desktop appraisal is one which does not include any inspection of the gear or review of its maintenance records. It is based upon assumed gear condition and maintenance status or information provided to the appraiser or from the appraiser's own database.
Fair Market Value FMV
Under the United States Treasury regulation 1.170-1c Fair Market value is defined as:
The price at which the property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under compulsion to buy or compulsion to sell and both having reasonable knowledge.
Forced Liquidation
The price at which the property would change hands when there was a financial situation existing at the time of the sale so as to require a sacrifice.
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