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According to the US Court of Appeals, hiring an Accredited Senior Appraiser designated by the American Society Of Appraisers, an individual who files with the IRS is immediately in compliance with the requirement to hire a "Certified Appraiser," and will not have to pay negligence penalties if there are any valuation problems. This legal decision by the highest under the US Supreme Court is a clear and convincing precedent indicating that the testing, accreditation and re-accreditation process that is required for 100% of ASA’s designated membership serves to automatically and unequivocally qualify an appraiser for IRS, Government, Institutional and Litigation purposes.

We will certify that: The statements of fact contained in the report are true and correct. The reported analyses, opinion, and conclusion are limited only by the reported assumptions and limiting conditions, and are my personal, impartial, unbiased professional analyses, opinions and conclusions. We have no present or prospective interest in the property that is the subject of this report, and I have no personal interest or bias with respect to the parties involved. My compensation is not contingent upon the development or reporting of a predetermined value or direction in value that favors the cause of the client, the amount of the value estimate, the attainment of a stipulated result, or the occurrence of a subsequent event directly related to the intended use of this appraisal. Our analyses, opinions, and conclusions were developed, and this report has been prepared, in conformity with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. We have (or have not) made a personal inspection of the property that is the subject of this report. No one (unless otherwise stated) provided significant professional assistance to the person signing this report.

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