Wine Appraisers, Wine Appraisals & Contemporary Appraisal Services.

We cater to individuals, businesses, government entities, insurance companies, law firms, and nonprofit organizations. Do you require a wine appraisal or other personal property appraisal for business, personal, tax, insurance, or legal purposes? DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers has USPAP certified Master Appraisers (ISA-AM and MPPA) on staff. All of our appraisers are registered with the Appraisal Foundation in Washington DC and members of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA). Our wine appraisers are members of the International Sommelier Guild (ISG) and the Society of Wine Educators (SWE). All appraisals are written in accordance with USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) guidelines established by the U.S. Congress.

Attention Charity Auction Clients: Changes were made to the IRS Tax Code in 2007. If the value of a donated benefit auction item exceeds $500 dollars, then the donor of that item will be required to submit a certified appraisal and IRS Form 8283 along with their federal Form 1040 tax return. This certified appraisal allows the donor to claim a charitable contribution tax deduction for the full value of their donated item without suffering a loss. Non-profit organizations should consider making it easier on their valued donors by providing this invaluable appraisal service to their clients. DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers is at your service.

"What liability would I suffer in hiring a non-certified appraiser to perform my appraisal"? On August 17, 2006 U.S. Congress passed the Pension Protection Act or PPA (P.L. #109-280 Stat. 708 [2006]) which further amended Section 1219 of the PPA in setting up new definitions and requirements outlining what is a "Qualified Appraisal" and who is a "Qualified Appraiser" as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Treasury. This law was further clarified in the subsequent IRS Notice 2006-96.

If you hire anyone, other than a USPAP Qualified Appraiser, to perform an appraisal service for you and your non-qualified appraisal is challenged in court, then the chances are fairly great that your appraisal would be thrown out by the presiding judge. Further, the non-qualified appraiser's testimony would be dismissed, and the other side would more than likely prevail. In essence, you would have wasted your valuable time and money. Unfortunately, this happens in court all of the time! Do it right the first time and invest your money wisely in the services of a professional USPAP certified appraiser.

A helpful tip in choosing a certified appraiser: It is a violation of federal law for USPAP certified appraisers to charge you a percentage of the value of the item(s) being appraised! This is the best way for you to spot an individual who is not an appraiser, or who is fraudulently claiming to be a certified appraiser. All USPAP certified appraisers are registered with the Appraisal Foundation in Washington D.C., and these appraisers work on either an hourly rate or on a flat fee basis only.

DiNardo & Lord Auctioneer's Appraisers provide these additional services. (1) Desk Top Opinions - A preliminary step to an appraisal. (2) Cause & Origin Investigations and Reports (3) Evaluation of Scope of Damage (4) Evaluation of Cost of Repair (5) Complete Inventory Services (6) Auction & Liquidation Services (7) Expert Witness Services (8) Appraisal Reviews: The written review and appraisal of other appraiser's flawed appraisal reports. Our appraisal reviews will examine the appraiser's qualifications and confirm or deny the appraisers following accepted appraisal theory, practices, and established Federal Guidelines (USPAP). Missing information gaps are filled in.

We travel nationwide in providing personal property appraisal services, wine appraisal, wine education, wine consulting and expert witness services. Locally, we provide general personal property appraisal services on a case by case basis. Call us for a quote today.