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Business valuations in West Virginia 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 West Virginia, including Charleston, Huntington, and Morgantown.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT BUSINESS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, WEST VIRGINIA 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 to clients across West Virginia, supporting a wide range of financial and legal purposes including charitable donations, mergers and acquisitions, gift tax reporting, and IRA conversions. Whether you are transferring ownership of a family business, structuring a transaction, or satisfying IRS requirements for a non-cash contribution, our credentialed appraisers deliver thorough, well-documented valuations that hold up to scrutiny from the IRS, legal counsel, and financial institutions. West Virginia's economy, rooted in energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and professional services, creates consistent demand for accurate business valuations across industries of every size and complexity.
AppraiseItNow serves clients throughout West Virginia with both remote and onsite business valuation appraisal options, ensuring that business owners, attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors can access credentialed appraisers regardless of their location in the state. Remote appraisals are completed efficiently using financial records, tax returns, and supporting documentation submitted digitally, while onsite engagements are available for businesses requiring a more hands-on review of operations, assets, and facilities. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) appraisals for various intended uses.
AppraiseItNow appraises a broad range of business types and ownership interests across West Virginia, including:
For more targeted engagements, AppraiseItNow also handles valuations of holding companies, businesses with significant real property or equipment components, and entities undergoing ownership transitions. These focused appraisals are particularly relevant in West Virginia's resource-driven industries, where business value is often tied closely to physical assets, operational capacity, and income potential.
AppraiseItNow serves a diverse range of clients across West Virginia, including business owners, estate attorneys, CPAs, financial planners, corporate buyers, and individual investors who need credentialed, IRS-compliant business valuations for tax reporting, transactional, or legal purposes. Whether you are based in Charleston, Morgantown, Huntington, Parkersburg, or a rural county, our appraisers are equipped to deliver accurate and defensible Fair Market Value opinions 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:
Yes, authoritative guidance from the IRS, AICPA, ASA, NACVA, USPAP, and IVS uniformly requires that the income, market, and asset-based approaches at least be considered, and failing to document why one was rejected is a deficiency reviewers flag. A West Virginia valuation that silently skips an approach is easier to attack in court or on audit.
No, standards explicitly recognize different bases of value including fair market value, investment value, and intrinsic value, and they can produce very different numbers for the same company. Assuming they are all the same is a frequent and costly owner error, so the report must name its standard and apply it consistently.
No, West Virginia's estate tax was repealed effective July 1, 2005, and the state levies no inheritance tax on current deaths. Only the federal estate tax can reach a West Virginia business interest, and when it does, the valuation must meet IRS fair market value requirements with documented support.
No. After the statewide reappraisal, intangible personal property, including goodwill, trademarks, and similar rights, is exempt from West Virginia ad valorem taxation unless the Legislature specifically re-subjects a class to tax. Property tax touches only the tangible assets, at 60% of market value. A business valuation for a sale, estate, or dispute still captures the intangibles, which is why the two numbers serve different purposes.
