Item photographs
Include the full object, front and back, signatures or marks, visible damage, and a scale or dimensions where useful.
Donation appraisal support
Get a signed donation report your CPA can review.
Upload photos and documents. We identify the object, research real sales, and deliver a signed fair-market-value report with clear limits for CPA or donor review. The current service is not represented as a federal qualified appraisal.
Tax-Deduction Valuation Support · From $399 for one itemReview timing is confirmed after intake.
Is this a federal qualified appraisal? See the comparison
Signed PDF
Tax-support documentation
CPA / donor review
Secure upload
Example report preview
Sample donation appraisal report
Illustrative preview · open the sample PDF for the canonical report
Example value
$23,000
Report type
Donation / tax
What's in the report
Signed fair-market-value report
Comparable evidence cited
Documentation for advisor review
Reviewer and signer responsibility identified
Intended use, assumptions, and limits stated
Know what you are buying
A federal qualified appraisal and this service are not the same thing.
Many donors arrive here searching for a federal qualified appraisal. The distinction below is the honest one, so you can decide before you pay rather than after. Your tax professional determines what your specific contribution requires.
- Who signs it
- Federal qualified appraisalAn appraiser meeting the federal definition for that property type, value, and assignment.
- Appraisily donation reportOur review team signs a fair-market-value report. The current service is not represented as a federal qualified appraisal.
- What the report contains
- Federal qualified appraisalContent, effective date, and declaration elements set by federal rules for the contribution.
- Appraisily donation reportValue conclusion, effective date, comparable sales, methodology, assumptions, and stated limits.
- Inspection
- Federal qualified appraisalPhysical inspection may be required depending on the property, its value, and the assignment.
- Appraisily donation reportRemote review of the photographs and records you supply. Case review flags when an inspection or an onsite specialist is needed.
- Who decides acceptance
- Federal qualified appraisalYour adviser, the receiving organization, and the applicable authority.
- Appraisily donation reportThe same parties. We supply valuation evidence; we do not make the filing determination.
If your contribution requires a federal qualified appraisal, use an independent specialist. Find an independent appraiser in the FAIR directory — an independent registry, not an Appraisily referral channel.
Fit is confirmed first
Scope, evidence, inspection needs, signer eligibility, and timing are reviewed for the assignment before you rely on the service.
Evidence for adviser review
The signed package organizes object details, fair-market-value research, comparable evidence, assumptions, and limitations.
Requirements stay with the recipient
Your adviser, donee, and applicable authority control their own documentation, filing, signer, and acceptance requirements.
Sample PDFs
See the report format before you start.
Open the tax / donation sample to inspect report structure. A sample cannot establish the value, eligibility, signer qualification, or acceptance of another assignment.
Know the deduction risk
If the deduction matters, the paperwork matters.
Some donations may require a qualified appraisal. Appraisily currently provides valuation support and a signed evidence report for advisor review; confirm filing and appraiser-qualification requirements with your tax professional before relying on it.
Read the Form 8283 documentation guideFind an independent appraiser when specific credentials or an in-person inspection are required
Good fit to submit
You have clear object evidence and need fair-market-value research plus signed donation documentation for adviser review.
Needs case review
The file is mixed, high-value, time-sensitive, unusual, or depends on a particular signer, report format, or inspection rule.
Use an onsite or different specialist
Physical inspection, testing, authentication, or independently verified property-specific qualifications are required.
What reviewers look for
A report that can be read without a reconstruction project.
Value conclusion and effective date are stated
Comparable sales and methodology are documented
Intended use and limiting conditions are clear
Reviewer and signer responsibility are identified
Donation facts and report limits are addressed
What to send
Send what you have. We flag what is missing.
Art, antiques, jewelry, collectibles, equipment, tools, business inventory, and mixed property can be reviewed. Online fit and any credential or inspection requirement are confirmed before work begins.
Do not delay the first review because one record is unavailable. Upload the available evidence and identify the gap; the scope check will tell you what is still needed before a value conclusion can be supported.
Ownership and condition records
Send receipts, provenance, prior appraisals, condition notes, inventory lists, or donor acknowledgments if you have them.
Donation context
Share the intended donation, effective date, property location, known deadlines, and any questions your CPA or attorney has raised.
What happens next
01
Upload the item and records
Start with the photographs and documents you already have. A complete file is helpful, but you do not need to guess what is missing.
02
We confirm scope and evidence gaps
We review online suitability, property type, effective date, inspection needs, and whether the assignment may require a differently qualified professional.
03
Market evidence supports the value
Relevant comparable sales, object details, condition, assumptions, and methodology are assembled into the value conclusion.
04
Your advisor receives a reviewable report
The signed report separates valuation evidence from filing decisions and identifies any limits or follow-up questions that remain.
What to prepare
Give case review enough evidence to make a safe scope decision.
Do not send donor names, tax IDs, or confidential filing documents through analytics or public links. Use the protected intake for assignment evidence.
Photographs and object details
Prepare front, back, marks, labels, damage, dimensions, materials, and condition views for every appraisal item.
Ownership and donation context
Share acquisition history, receipts, provenance, prior reports, intended donee, relevant dates, and the stated purpose.
Recipient instructions
Include deadlines plus any inspection, signer, format, or filing requirements supplied by your adviser or receiving party.
Adviser review is not filing acceptance
A CPA or attorney can review the evidence package, but the receiving authority and applicable rules determine what qualifies and what is accepted.
Signer and inspection needs are case-specific
The assignment must confirm intended use, effective date, value threshold, property type, inspection requirements, and signer eligibility before work begins.
Donation FAQ
Common questions before starting.
This page is for the buyer who already knows the donation is real and wants the filing path to be cleaner.
What photos and records should I prepare?+
Prepare clear front, back, signature, mark, label, damage, and detail photos; dimensions; condition notes; ownership and acquisition context; receipts, provenance, and prior reports; intended donation dates; recipient instructions; and your deadline. Case review may ask for more evidence or an inspection.
Is this automatically a federal qualified appraisal?+
No. The current product is not represented as a federal qualified appraisal. A signed valuation report is not automatically a federal qualified appraisal, and assignment-specific appraiser, timing, inspection, content, property, and filing requirements still need review.
How are multiple appraisal items handled?+
One order can contain one or many appraisal items. Current checkout applies its configured multi-item pricing rule where eligible; complex, high-value, mixed, or unusual files may require evidence review and a separate quote.
When will timing be confirmed?+
Timing is confirmed after case review and varies with complexity, evidence, inspection needs, and current capacity. Do not rely on a fixed hour or day promise unless the assignment confirms one.
What if an onsite inspection or different specialist is required?+
Remote evidence may be insufficient when identity, condition, provenance, inspection, or property-specialist questions remain. Use an appropriate independent specialist when the receiving party or assignment requires one.
Is donation fair market value the same as insurance replacement value?+
No. Donation work uses fair-market-value concepts for the stated contribution context. Insurance work documents replacement-value needs for an insurer review. One purpose should not be relabeled as the other.
Ready to get your report started?
Start with a few photos. We handle the research.
Upload object evidence and the requirements you already have. Scope, timing, inspection needs, and signer eligibility are confirmed after case review.
Will this hold up when someone asks for proof?
Your report is built so an insurer, CPA, executor, or buyer can follow the logic, review the comps, and understand the number without chasing you for more explanation.
Visible
Report scope
method and value premise
Stated
Limitations
remote-review and assignment boundaries
Cited
Market evidence
relevant comparable references
Assignment-specific scope
The report states its method, value premise, assumptions, limitations, and responsible signer.
Comparable evidence
The report identifies the market evidence selected for the object and intended use.
Insurance documentation
Replacement-value scope can support a carrier conversation, but the receiving insurer controls its requirements.
Defensible Documentation
The report explains comps, assumptions, and limiting conditions so the number is easier to defend.
Donation case review
Tax-related scope, inspection needs, signer eligibility, and adviser-requested documentation are confirmed per assignment.
Market-source transparency
Relevant auction and market references should be cited so another reader can inspect the evidence path.