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Artwork appraisals in Montana for donations, estate tax, insurance, and divorce, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises paintings, sculptures, photography, prints, and mixed media across Montana, including Billings, Missoula, and Great Falls.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT ARTWORK APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, MONTANA 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.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow provides professional artwork appraisal services throughout Montana, serving clients who need certified valuations for donations, estate tax, insurance, and divorce proceedings. Whether you are donating a painting to a Montana museum, settling an estate in Billings, insuring a sculpture collection in Missoula, or dividing assets during a divorce in Bozeman, our credentialed appraisers deliver accurate, well-documented reports that meet IRS and legal standards.
Montana's vast geography and rural communities make remote appraisal options especially valuable, and our appraisers regularly conduct evaluations using high-quality photographs, email submissions, and video consultations, while also offering onsite visits when in-person assessment is required. Learn more about our appraisal services across Montana or explore our dedicated art appraisal services to understand how we approach fine art valuations. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) and Replacement Value appraisals for various intended uses.
Our appraisers evaluate a wide range of artwork categories, from traditional fine art to contemporary and decorative works. We appraise:
Montana has a rich tradition of Western and Native American art, and our appraisers are experienced in evaluating works tied to regional history and provenance. For high-value pieces where authenticity is uncertain, we coordinate with art historians and specialists to ensure the most accurate and defensible valuation possible.
We serve individual collectors, estate attorneys, financial advisors, museums, galleries, nonprofits, and families throughout Montana who need certified artwork appraisals for legal, tax, insurance, or personal planning purposes. From Billings and Great Falls to Helena, Kalispell, and smaller rural communities across the state, AppraiseItNow is equipped to meet your appraisal needs wherever you are located.
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.
The appraisal was done very well. Since he was a local artist here in Charleston, SC, they took the time to study and review Jim Booth’s art. His work has made him extremely famous, which can make an appraisal challenging, but they did a superb job and clearly explained how they arrived at the appraisal value. I highly recommend Appraise It Now and will use them again for all my artwork.
Artwork Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
AppraiseItNow did an excellent job appraising our unique art collection. Joe was always prompt and responsive, and he and his team delivered a thorough, well-supported appraisal in just a couple of weeks, even during the holiday season. I was genuinely impressed. Thank you for the great work!
Artwork Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
AppraiseItNow was amazing! My father passed with a large volume of artwork & I had no idea what it was worth. Their team was incredibly helpful and quick to respond with text and/or email to any questions as well as a status update along the way. Highly recommend!
Artwork Appraisal for Probate
I recently requested a retroactive appraisal for fine art from AppraiseItNow. I received excellent service from intake to delivery. The appraisal was delivered on time and the content of the appraisal absolutely met my expectations!
Artwork Appraisal
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.
Very thorough and professional — great communication and outstanding service. Highly impressed with their work!
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:
No. Montana imposes no state estate or inheritance tax, so art passing at death is governed by federal estate tax rules alone, using fair market value as of the date of death under the willing buyer, willing seller standard. A dated appraisal documents that value and the heirs' stepped-up basis.
With recent arm's-length comparable sales pulled from auction record databases and market analytics sources such as Artnet, Artprice, and AskART, adjusted for condition and provenance with the reasoning documented. Comparable sales analysis is the default method whenever an active secondary market exists.
Provenance records, prior sale invoices, auction catalog entries, condition reports, and any exhibition or publication history. These materially influence the conclusion: provenance evidences authenticity and can add measurable premiums, while documented condition history explains adjustments a reviewer will want to trace.
Yes. MCA 72-3-607 authorizes the personal representative to employ a qualified and disinterested appraiser for any asset whose value is reasonably in doubt, and expressly permits different appraisers for different kinds of assets, with each appraiser named on the inventory. Fine art in a Montana estate can therefore be valued by an art specialist rather than a generalist.
No. Montana exempts intangible personal property from taxation under MCA 15-6-218, and a copyright is intangible even though the physical painting is not. When art is held as business property, only the tangible object enters taxable value, a distinction that matters for galleries and corporate collections.
