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Equipment appraisals in Pennsylvania for donations, lending, M&A, and financial reporting, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises manufacturing equipment, construction machinery, agricultural equipment, medical devices, and industrial tools across Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, PENNSYLVANIA 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.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
Vehicle Appraiser
CAGA Certified Appraiser since 2014, covering vehicles, boats, equipment, fine art, and collectibles. A classic-car restoration background informs her vehicle work, with reports prepared for insurance, divorce, and charitable contributions.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow provides professional equipment and machinery appraisals across Pennsylvania for a wide range of purposes, including charitable donations, asset-based lending, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting. Whether you are seeking a valuation for an SBA loan, a purchase price allocation, an IRS Form 8283 charitable contribution, or an annual audit, our certified appraisers deliver accurate, well-documented reports that meet the standards required by lenders, the IRS, FASB, and courts throughout the state.
AppraiseItNow serves clients across Pennsylvania through both remote desktop appraisals and onsite inspections, depending on the complexity and location of the assets involved. From manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh to food processing operations in the Lehigh Valley and medical practices in Philadelphia, our appraisers bring deep industry knowledge and certified expertise to every engagement. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV), Orderly Liquidation Value (OLV), Forced Liquidation Value (FLV), and Replacement Value appraisals for various intended uses. Learn more about our national equipment and machinery appraisal services and how we can support your specific valuation needs.
Our appraisers cover a broad spectrum of industrial, commercial, and specialized equipment found throughout Pennsylvania's diverse economy, including:
Pennsylvania's industrial base spans sectors from advanced manufacturing in Pittsburgh and Erie to pharmaceutical production in the Lehigh Valley and logistics operations near Philadelphia. Our appraisers have the credentials and market knowledge to value equipment accurately across all 67 Pennsylvania counties, regardless of asset complexity or industry.
AppraiseItNow serves a wide range of clients across Pennsylvania, including business owners, lenders, private equity firms, attorneys, accountants, nonprofit organizations, and estate administrators who need credible, USPAP-compliant equipment and machinery valuations for financial, legal, or tax-related purposes.
What Pennsylvania clients say we are known for
Across 16 published Pennsylvania appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, 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.
I highly recommend the AppraiseItNow team. They were responsive and timely from start to finish, and the whole process was seamless. The final report was super detailed and gave me all the information I needed. I am so glad I hired them and would recommend them to anyone needing an appraisal!
Technology Equipment Appraisal for Divorce
I recommend AppraiseItNow Inc. highly. I needed an appraisal of fair market value for geologic laboratory equipment for charitable donations to three universities. The unique items and limited secondary market complicated the valuation. They provided a sound, verifiable estimate and the 8283 forms that I was able to use in my tax filings. I would use them again.
Lab Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
AppraiseItNow did an outstanding job appraising my 1998 Bobcat Skid Steer and circa 2010 Yuchai Crawler Dozer. We could not locate a serial number on the dozer, and there were no online sales available, but they were still able to develop an accurate appraisal using known specifications for my dozer compared to other comparable make and model dozers. They diligently researched both equipment items and provided well-documented reports.
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal
I needed an IRS-qualified appraisal for an unusual and costly piece of medical equipment. AppraiseItNow was able to provide me exactly what I needed on a timely basis. The personnel at the company are very friendly and helpful. I would definitely use them again.
Medical Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Affordable and reliable, with fast service and always responsive to my messages and questions. They delivered my appraisal on time without a glitch. 100% Recommended! I wouldn’t use anyone else for my business. Thank you, Joe — you’re great!
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal for Bankruptcy Filing
They did an appraisal of medical equipment for donation. They did it quickly, and I received a blank form 8283 signed by the appraiser. It was what I needed. The price was higher than I wanted to spend on an appraisal, but a lot lower than other appraisers. AppraiseItNow was very responsive and communicative, and the other appraisers were not. I would use them again.
Medical Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
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:
Mostly by the market approach: recent auction and private-sale records for comparable machinery, adjusted for age, condition, hours, features, and location, with IronGuides and similar references providing a transaction-based baseline. When a machine is specialized and comps are thin, we support the conclusion with replacement cost less depreciation.
Make, model, and serial number for each machine, engine hours, attachments and configuration, purchase dates and prices where known, and maintenance or rebuild records. Missing serials or unknown hours force broader assumptions and weaken the adjustments an appraiser can support.
No. Pennsylvania's inventory statute (20 Pa.C.S. Section 3301) requires a verified inventory of estate personal property but does not prescribe any particular appraiser, and the state licenses only real estate appraisers. Estates still use qualified equipment appraisers because machinery values feed the inheritance tax return and get reviewed by the Department of Revenue.
Yes, with the right substantiation. Noncash charitable gifts claimed above $5,000 generally require a qualified appraisal and Form 8283, and contributions over $500,000 require attaching the appraisal itself to the return. The appraisal must identify the machinery and value it as of the donation date; a vague fair-value memo does not satisfy the IRS rules.
