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Business valuations in Arizona for donations, M&A, gift tax, and IRA conversion, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises small businesses, partnerships, corporations, franchises, and professional practices across Arizona, including Phoenix, Tucson, and Scottsdale.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT BUSINESS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, ARIZONA COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Business Valuation Expert & Appraiser
ASA, ABV, and CFA charterholder. Since 2016 Justin has valued businesses for estate and gift tax, purchase price allocations, fairness opinions, lending, and buy-sell agreements, across manufacturing, services, retail, and pre-revenue biotech.
Business Valuation Expert & Appraiser
Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers. Raymond values capital stock, business enterprises, stock options, and intangible assets.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
American Society of AppraisersAccredited Senior Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow provides professional business valuation appraisal services throughout Arizona, supporting a wide range of purposes including charitable donations, mergers and acquisitions, gift tax compliance, and IRA conversions. Arizona's rapidly expanding economy, anchored by technology, real estate, manufacturing, and a growing retiree population, creates consistent demand for accurate, IRS-compliant business valuations that can withstand scrutiny from the IRS, courts, and financial institutions. Whether you are navigating a complex M&A transaction in Phoenix, transferring a family business interest for gift tax purposes, or converting assets into an IRA, our credentialed appraisers deliver thorough, well-documented reports grounded in recognized valuation methodologies.
AppraiseItNow serves clients across Arizona with both remote and onsite appraisal options, making it easy to obtain a qualified valuation regardless of your location or timeline. Our appraisers apply the income, market, and asset approaches as appropriate, incorporating five-year financial histories, normalized earnings, and intangible assets such as goodwill and customer relationships to produce reports that meet IRS and legal standards. Learn more about our full range of business appraisal capabilities and how we tailor each engagement to the specific purpose and industry context. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) appraisals for various intended uses.
Our appraisers evaluate a broad spectrum of business types and ownership interests across Arizona's diverse economic landscape, including:
Arizona's service-heavy economy means that intangible assets, including customer lists, proprietary processes, patents, and goodwill, frequently exceed book values and require careful documentation. Our appraisers apply discounts for lack of marketability (DLOM) and lack of control (DLOC) where appropriate, with adjustments typically ranging from 10 to 40 percent depending on the ownership interest and intended use. Each report is structured to meet IRS requirements for estate and gift tax filings, M&A due diligence, and other formal purposes.
AppraiseItNow serves business owners, attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, estate planners, and individual investors throughout Arizona who require credentialed, IRS-compliant business valuations for donations, M&A transactions, gift tax planning, IRA conversions, and related purposes. Whether you are a Phoenix-area entrepreneur preparing for a sale, a Scottsdale estate attorney managing a complex succession, or a Tucson-based CPA advising clients on tax compliance, our appraisers are equipped to deliver the accurate, defensible valuations your situation demands.
What clients say we are known for
Across 80+ published AppraiseItNow reviews the picture is consistent: every one is from a client who paid us for an appraisal, and the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.
Responsive, professional, first class deliverables -- especially considering that that the appraised assets are extremely complex financial assets with little by way of comps. The deliverable satisfied my accountants and advisers as being more than adequate to support the valuation needed to complete a conversion to a Roth IRA
Business Valuation Appraisal for IRA Conversion
Joe and Aron were extremely impressive - the entire process went very smoothly. They were always quick to respond to any questions I had and could not have been more helpful. They were aware of some tight time restrictions I had and made sure I received my reports in a timely fashion. I highly recommend them to anyone needing a valuation.
Business Valuation Appraisal for Charitable Donation
I used AppraiseItNow to examine a contribution to a foundation. Their work was quick, thorough, and easy to work with, as they’ve developed a simple system for uploading documents. I plan to use them again.
Business Valuation Appraisal for Charitable Donation
The team was highly knowledgeable, helpful, and efficient. I highly recommend their appraisal services, especially for private companies.
Business Valuation Appraisal for IRA Conversion
I found them professional & responsive. The report was quite thorough as well.
Business Valuation Appraisal for Charitable Donation
From the start they were very responsive, price competitive, and had a quick turn around time. Thank you so much to Joe who was very sweet in responding to my emails; I am looking forward to utilizing AppraiseItNow for many years to come.
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
Private transaction databases such as DealStats, BIZCOMPS, and IBA Market Data, plus guideline public company evidence built from SEC filings. These sources supply actual deal prices and multiples, which is why professional standards treat rules of thumb as reasonableness checks rather than valuation methods.
Because it ignores what makes your company different: earnings quality, growth prospects, asset mix, and risk. IRS guidelines and USPAP require analysis of actual financial statements, industry conditions, and comparable transactions, and a bare multiple will not survive scrutiny in tax, divorce, or shareholder disputes.
A business interest acquired during marriage is generally community property subject to substantially equal division, so the valuation often decides the settlement. Arizona courts typically tie value to the date the dissolution petition was served or another judicially selected date, and the appraisal should state that effective date explicitly.
Thirty days from the mailing date of the Notice of Valuation. The petition is filed on DOR Form 82530 under A.R.S. §42-19051, and an independent appraisal documenting actual market value is the core evidence an appeal turns on.
No. Locally assessed business personal property under Title 42 covers tangible assets, and goodwill, trademarks, and other intangible business value are not assessed as personal property. That is one reason a business valuation and a property tax filing produce very different numbers for the same company.
