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Business valuations in Kansas 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 Kansas, including Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT BUSINESS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, KANSAS 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 Kansas, helping clients navigate complex financial decisions with confidence. Our appraisals support a wide range of purposes including charitable donations, mergers and acquisitions, gift tax reporting, and IRA conversions. Whether you are a business owner planning an exit, an attorney handling a dispute, or an individual transferring ownership interests, our credentialed appraisers deliver thorough, well-documented valuations that meet IRS and federal standards. Learn more about our appraisal services in Kansas and how we support clients across the state.
Our appraisers work both remotely and onsite, giving Kansas clients the flexibility to choose the engagement model that fits their timeline and situation. From Wichita's manufacturing corridor to the agricultural heartland and the Kansas City metro area, we bring deep expertise in valuing privately held businesses, professional practices, and complex ownership interests. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) appraisals for various intended uses, all prepared in accordance with USPAP standards and aligned with IRS requirements for qualified appraisals. Explore our full business valuation appraisal services to understand the scope of what we provide.
AppraiseItNow appraises a broad range of business types and ownership structures across Kansas, covering industries from agriculture and energy to healthcare and professional services. Our appraisers have experience with the following business subtypes:
For Kansas clients with more specialized needs, we also appraise intangible assets such as goodwill, customer lists, and intellectual property as components of a broader business valuation. When a business holds significant real property or equipment, our appraisers coordinate those asset components within the overall valuation to ensure a complete and defensible conclusion.
AppraiseItNow serves a wide range of clients across Kansas, including business owners, CPAs, estate planning attorneys, financial advisors, lenders, and individual investors who need credible, IRS-compliant business valuations for tax reporting, transactional, or legal purposes. Whether you are located in a major Kansas city or a rural county, our team is ready to deliver professional appraisal services tailored to your specific situation.
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:
Documentation of the business's nature and history, economic outlook, financial condition, earning capacity, dividend-paying capacity, prior sales of the interest, comparable company transactions, and goodwill, all recorded in workpapers that support the conclusion. Those factors come straight from the IRS Business Valuation Guidelines.
No. Kansas imposes neither a state estate tax nor an inheritance tax, so a business interest transferring at death is governed by federal estate and gift tax rules alone. A qualified valuation still matters for the federal filing and for equitable treatment of heirs.
Whichever the parties intend, stated explicitly: fair market value assumes hypothetical willing parties, investment value includes buyer-specific synergies, and intrinsic value reflects fundamental economic potential. Agreements that never define the standard set up costly disputes, because the three can produce very different prices for the same company.
Most do not. K.S.A. 79-223 exempts machinery and equipment acquired by qualified purchase or lease after June 30, 2006, including equipment brought into Kansas to expand or start a business, and K.S.A. 79-201w exempts items below a set retail cost when new. Many operating companies therefore carry almost no taxable personal property, so county records say nothing useful about what the assets would fetch in a transfer.
