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Business valuations in South 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 South Dakota, including Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Aberdeen.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT BUSINESS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, SOUTH 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 South Dakota, supporting clients across a wide range of financial and legal needs. Whether you are navigating a merger or acquisition, planning a charitable donation of business interests, addressing gift tax obligations, or completing an IRA conversion, our credentialed appraisers deliver thorough, well-documented valuations that meet IRS and USPAP standards. South Dakota businesses span agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and technology, and each sector presents unique valuation considerations that our appraisers are equipped to address. Our South Dakota appraisal services cover the full spectrum of business types and ownership structures across the state.
Our business valuation appraisals are available both remotely and onsite, giving South Dakota clients the flexibility to work with us regardless of their location, from Sioux Falls and Rapid City to rural communities across the state. We apply recognized valuation methodologies including the income approach, market approach, and asset-based approach, selecting the most appropriate method based on the entity type, purpose, and available financial data. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) appraisals for various intended uses.
AppraiseItNow appraises a broad range of business interests and entity types throughout South Dakota, including:
For more focused engagements, we also appraise specific components of business value such as intangible assets, goodwill, and customer relationships. When a valuation involves real property owned by the business, we coordinate with relevant data sources to ensure a complete and accurate picture of enterprise value. Our reports clearly define the value premise, whether going concern or liquidation, and the applicable level of value, such as marketable minority or controlling interest.
AppraiseItNow serves business owners, attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, estate planners, and individual investors throughout South Dakota who need credentialed, defensible business valuations for donations, M&A transactions, gift tax filings, IRA conversions, and other financial or legal purposes. Whether you represent a family-owned agricultural operation in the eastern part of the state or a technology firm in Sioux Falls, our appraisers are ready to deliver accurate, well-supported valuations tailored to your specific needs.
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:
Documented consideration of the asset-based, market, and income approaches, plus analysis of the company's history, industry outlook, financial condition, earning capacity, and prior or comparable transactions. IRS Business Valuation Guidelines require the appraiser's workpapers to support the conclusion if examined, which is why a one-page number without analysis invites adjustment.
No. Professional standards limit rules of thumb to reasonableness checks because they ignore earnings quality, growth prospects, asset mix, and company-specific risk. A defensible conclusion comes from the company's actual financial statements and market evidence from comparable transactions, reconciled across the applicable valuation approaches.
No, and picking the wrong one is a costly error. Fair market value assumes a hypothetical willing buyer and seller, investment value reflects worth to a specific buyer including synergies, and intrinsic value reflects fundamental analysis. An estate or gift filing legally requires fair market value, so using synergy-driven investment value there can materially misstate the result.
Yes, when the report is received in South Dakota. State guidance treats appraisal fees as taxable based on where the client takes delivery, so reports delivered in-state bear South Dakota sales tax, while reports sent out of state do not, though the receiving state's use tax may apply. It is a small line item, but a distinctly South Dakota one.
