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Desktop vs Onsite Equipment Appraisal: Which Does Your Ohio Assignment Need?
Desktop and onsite equipment appraisals can be equally USPAP-compliant, but Ohio lenders, courts, and complex machinery often push the decision one way. Here's how to tell which format your assignment actually requires.
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How Ohio Probate Courts Value Farm and Shop Equipment During Estate Settlement
Ohio probate law treats tractors, combines, and shop tools as tangible personal property that must be valued at date-of-death fair market value, and an appraisal is required whenever that value isn't readily ascertainable. This guide covers the executor's duties, when equipment appraisal probate Ohio rules kick in, and how the valuation process works.
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