signing 8283 IRS appraisal form

[Annie Grieshop]

Here's the IRS info on the form -- appraisal regulations on p. 5 and
appraiser qualifications on p. 6:  http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8283.pdf.

If you want to hand this off to someone else (e.g., the local music store),
you could use the qualifications section to excuse yourself.  It sounds as
though the owner misrepresented the purpose of the appraisal, so I wouldn't
feel beholden to her in any way if I were you.

Annie Grieshop
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    To: pianotech at ptg.org

    Sent: 04/29/2007 9:48:25 AM

    Subject: signing 8283 IRS appraisal form



    Greetings,



              I had a lady customer who wanted an appraisal on the
replacement value of her Yamaha C7. It was 1972 manufacture. I completely
looked over the piano, and it was as new! She had a humidifier running and
told me she had done so since the piano was new. By the looks of the piano I
could tell. I couldnt find a thing wrong with it. I wrote a letter stating
that I did a full inspection and then I called a dealer and asked what the
price of that piano. They told me 30,000.00 So I wrote that the replacement
value of the piano was 30K.



           Turns out they sold the piano for 5,000 to a non-profit music
group and wrote 25,000.00 off their tax. Now they want me to sign this IRS
form. My confidence is shaken, because I am suppose to sign this thing, and
it states that "I do appraisals on a regular basis"...however, I do tuning
and repair on a regular basis. Am I over-worring here?  I mean, I think the
purpose of the form is to confirm that I just dont work at Turkey Hill or
K-mart or something and that I do know the value of such things, which I do
know. Is there any responsibilty I have over looked. I am tuning, repairing,
refurbishing and evaluating for 4 years now. This is a first.



    Thanks in advance,

    Julia

    Reading, PA






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