If you’ve ever had any questions about equipment appraisal, I’m happy to share with you a new, free downloadable brochure from the Appraisal Foundation, entitled Valuation of Machinery and Equipment. This full-color, 20-page booklet is packed full of must-have information; it lists reasons you might need an equipment appraisal, provides important definitions from the American Society…Read More
USPAP: Not just for Litigation Appraisals
Litigation support, from an equipment appraiser’s point of view, often seems like a long discussion about what constitutes an adequate appraisal report –– and that inevitably includes explaining what USPAP is and why it’s important. Of course, the benefits of a USPAP report aren’t limited to litigation purposes: professional appraisal standards benefit everyone in every situation for…Read More
How to Read an Appraisal Report
Some folks get their equipment appraisal reports and flip straight to the value amounts. And that’s fine — it’s the final opinion of value, after all, that’s needed for most equipment appraisal purposes — but that value amount doesn’t confirm whether or not you’ve gotten a useful and qualified report: a report that not only provides…Read More
Have Appraisals, Will Travel
Sometimes being an equipment appraiser means we have to take a road trip. And sometimes, a series of assignments means that the laptop and the smart phone transform the passenger seat of the company car into a mobile office for several days on end. Last month was very much like that, as we traveled from…Read More
How Will Dodd-Frank Affect Appraisals?
In this guest blog, Robert Podwalny, FASA, gives an overview of the Appraisal Review and Management (ARM) field of the appraisal profession, explaining why appraisal review is needed, what an appraisal review involves, who is qualified to review appraisals, and the opportunities available in this quickly-growing area of the appraisal profession. Substandard Appraisals One of…Read More
Tax-Related Appraisals: Section 6701 & Circular 230
This is the second half of an article on the consequences of the Internal Revenue Service’s new and significant enforcement initiatives that specifically target abusive tax-related appraisals and the individuals who prepare them. Read the first half here in a previous post. Authors are Jay Fishman, FASA, Business Valuation Review Editor and Chairman of the…Read More
IRS Targets Abusive Tax-Related Appraisals
I thought I’d pass along some information about the IRS strategy for Estate Tax Returns and their related appraisal. The moral of the story is to hire a qualified appraiser and save a lot of trouble. Because this article is so long, I’ve broken it into 2 separate posts. The second half will post next…Read More
The Bankruptcy Appraisal Process: 5 Steps to Saving Money – Part 2
PART 2: Cut costs on your equipment appraisals with these 5 simple steps from Northern California ASA Equipment & Machinery Appraiser, whatever your business: agriculture, manufacturing, construction or excavation, recreation, heavy equipment, rolling stock or shop production. This Part 2 of 2 discusses details of providing useful equipment photographs, planning an efficient on-site inspection, and working with a qualified, accredited equipment and machinery appraiser. Following these steps will provide you with the equipment appraisal you need for the least amount of cash outlay. Read More
What to Expect During an Equipment Appraisal
Equipment appraisals for your business follow certain steps, whether for SBA loans, buying or selling, expansion, insurance coverage, or future strategic growth planning. Be prepared! From initial contact to finished report, this post lets you know what to expect and what to provide when having your equipment and machinery appraised by a qualified USPAP equipment appraiser. Read More
SBA Loan Appraisals: Machinery & Equipment
The recent passage of the Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 5297) has galvanized the business loan market. A qualified ASA machinery and equipment appraiser discusses the importance of USPAP compliant equipment appraisals for both the lending institutions and the borrowers in light of bank auditors and examiners who will be inspecting SBA loan files. Read More
Review of Finders Keepers, A Tale of Archeological Plunder and Obsession, by Craig Childs
A book review of Craig Child’s new book, Finders Keepers, A Tale of Archeological Plunder and Obsession by a California equipment appraiser who grew up among artifacts in the mid-60s Phoenix, AZ, desert. Read More
Valuing California Farm Equipment in 2026: From General-Purpose Iron to AI-Enhanced Specialty Cultivators
My California agricultural equipment appraisals almost always involve sorting the fleet into three distinct categories: general-purpose machinery, crop-specific specialty equipment, and newer AI-enabled systems. I start the sorting process when we receive the asset list and refine it during the inspection process. The first asset group is general-purpose agricultural equipment — the backbone of most…Read More
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