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What
Is fair market value?
To
figure how much you may deduct for property that you contribute,
you must first determine its fair market value on the date of the
contribution.
Fair
market value is the price that property would sell for on the open
market.
It is the price that would be agreed on between a willing buyer and a
willing
seller, with neither being required to act and both having reasonable
knowledge
of the relevant facts.
What
is replacement value?
The
amount it would cost to replace an artwork with the same or similar
image,
and of the same or similar substrate, image size, and edition.
Comments:
- One of
the most common situations for collectors involves appraisal for
insurance coverage. With valuable antiques, decorative arts, fine art
insurance companies
require these items to be scheduled separately and to have the amount of
coverage supported
by an independent appraisal. The type of value that usually is required
in this circumstance is
replacement value. This means the amount of money that would be required
to be paid in the
marketplace to replace a property with one of like kind and quality.
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Replacement value includes not only the cost of acquiring or replicating
the
property, but also all the relevant costs associated with replacement.
These other costs may
include all applicable taxes and duties, framing and transportation. |