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Business valuations in North Dakota for donations, M&A, gift tax, and IRA conversion, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises small businesses, partnerships, corporations, professional practices, and franchises across North Dakota, including Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT BUSINESS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, NORTH DAKOTA 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 North Dakota, supporting clients across a wide range of financial and legal purposes including charitable donations, mergers and acquisitions, gift tax reporting, and IRA conversions. North Dakota's economy is shaped by energy production in the Bakken oil fields, large-scale agriculture across the Red River Valley, and growing manufacturing and technology sectors in cities like Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks, all of which create consistent demand for credible, well-documented business appraisals.
Whether you are located in a major city or a rural community, AppraiseItNow offers both remote and onsite business valuation options to meet your needs. Our appraisers work with business owners, attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, and institutional clients across North Dakota to produce thorough, well-supported reports. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) appraisals for various intended uses.
AppraiseItNow appraises a broad range of business interests and entity types across North Dakota's diverse economic sectors, including:
For more narrowly defined engagements, our appraisers are experienced in valuing specific intangible assets such as goodwill, customer lists, and intellectual property that contribute to overall business value. We also handle complex ownership structures common in North Dakota's energy and agricultural industries, where multiple stakeholders and layered interests require precise, defensible analysis.
AppraiseItNow serves a wide range of clients across North Dakota, including business owners, estate attorneys, CPAs, financial planners, lenders, and individual investors who need accurate and IRS-compliant business valuations for tax reporting, transactional, or planning purposes.
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:
Equitably, under the Ruff-Fischer guidelines. North Dakota is not a community property state; courts weigh factors like the duration of the marriage, earning abilities, and the parties' needs to reach a fair division rather than an automatic 50/50 split, and they determine the company's fair market value as of a court-selected valuation date.
No state-level tax. North Dakota's former pick-up estate tax ended when the federal credit was phased out, and the state has no inheritance tax, so only the federal estate tax can apply to large estates. Fair market value support for the business interest still matters for federal filings and probate administration.
Because each approach tests the others. Professional standards require all three to be considered, with judgment determining which best indicate value for the specific company, and reviewers flag reports that discard an approach without explanation. An asset-heavy holding entity and a cash-flowing operator can warrant very different weightings.
Presumptively its value at the time of conversion with interest, or, when the case is prosecuted with reasonable diligence, the highest market value between conversion and verdict under N.D.C.C. Section 32-03-23. That plaintiff-friendly rule makes documenting a value trajectory for equipment, inventory, or a business interest worthwhile, not just a single-date figure.
Yes, by affidavit, when the entire estate less liens does not exceed $50,000 under N.D.C.C. ch. 30.1-23. Because eligibility turns on total fair market value, the appraised value of a closely held interest often decides whether the estate qualifies for the shortcut or must open formal probate with court oversight.
