"Industry News, Helpful Hint, & Upcoming Events" eNewsletter

December 31, 2024

This week's Helpful Hint is:

"Impact of Jimmy Carter Nation Day of Mourning on the estate and gift tax valuations."

Since the financial markets will be largely — but not entirely — closed for the National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter on Thursday, Jan 9, this will complicate estate and gift tax valuations for this valuation date. You can click HERE to see the IRS regulations we will apply to ensure your are in compliance with the regulations.



If you have questions, you can EMAIL US for more information.

Last week's Helpful Hint was:

"Stock market holidays & half days 2024: A complete list"

You can read last week's eNewsletter by clicking HERE.

We explain the six methods we have for obtaining valuations from us in the "Is there a better way to prepare your valuations?" section of this eNewsletter. There are technology and outsourcing solutions.

Our business resides at the intersection of trust & estate law as well as financial data reporting.

We make it easy for our clients to stay current on financial market news by making a weekly market recap available by clicking HERE.

We will be exhibiting at the 2025 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. Please stop by and visit us at booth #501 which is across from the registration desk.

We will be celebrating our 40th anniversary which begins on January 1. We have plenty of exciting things to talk about!

• Tue, Dec 31: (2:00p EST) ESI-APPRAISE Customer Service / Technical Support will be closing at 2:00p ET for the New Years Day holiday. All online services will be available.

• Wed, Jan 1: New Years Day holiday. The financial markets will be closed and we will be closed as well. All online services will be available.

• Thu, Jan 2: (5:00p EST) System Maintenance - all online services will be unavailable with service being restored within a few hours.

• Thu, Jan 9: Jimmy Carter Day National Day of Mourning. The NASDAQ & NYSE exchanges will be closed and we will be closed as well. All online services will be available.

• Mon, Jan 20: Martin Luther King Day holiday. The financial markets will be closed and we will be closed as well. All online services will be available.

Is there a better way to prepare your valuations?

Why don't you consider us for your stock and bond valuations for trusts & estates? Maybe there is a better way than how you are doing them now?

We've been providing these valuations since 1985 and have experience and insight. Our pricing universe contains millions of US and foreign securities with corresponding decades of history. We can speak with you to potentially identify ways to improve accuracy, productivity, and output.

1. Secure online solutions (You do the work to save money.):

• APPRAISE.API: a secure interface that streamlines portfolio pricing. This is done by allowing clients to program directly from their trust system into our proprietary pricing system and customize it for their reporting needs. No personal or client data is exchanged. This can be a way to cut costs, improve efficiency, and improve your processing metrics.
• APPRAISE.Web: A web-based application, accessed through any browser, that provides stock and bond valuations for estate, gift, and trust tax. Portfolios are saved to your account and accessible wherever you are, on any device.
• APPRAISE.Software: Our proprietary software that has been serving our clients since 1985. Install it on any computer and get the estate, gift, and trust tax valuations you need quickly, accurately, and securely.
• APPRAISE.SaaS: Software as a Service (SaaS) means we host the software, which you access via the internet, and you store your data locally on your computer. This benefits you and your information technology group because a hybrid solution takes the best of software and web and combines them. You're always running the current version and do not need to install updates. Your portfolio data is stored securely on your computers. It's easy to add and remove users. The underlying technology is Citrix.
• ESI-Direct: Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Trust & Estate securities valuations without valuation software. Everything is done from within the Accounting or 706, reducing steps, saving time, and increasing accuracy.         

2. Outsourcing solution (We do the work and save you time.):

• Valuations can be submitted/delivered via email, fax, overnight courier, or mail. Click HERE for an order form.

Evaluation Services, Inc.

180 OLD TAPPAN ROAD,

BUILDING 4, OLD TAPPAN, NJ 07675

(201) 784 8500

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