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               B.  Qualified Appraiser                                                
               A qualified appraiser is an individual who includes on the             
          appraisal summary a declaration that:  (1) The individual either            
          holds himself or herself out to the public as an appraiser or               
          performs appraisals regularly; (2) the appraiser is qualified to            
          make appraisals of the type of property being valued; and (3) the           
          appraiser understands that an intentionally false or fraudulent             
          overstatement of the value of the property described in the                 
          qualified appraisal or appraisal summary may subject the                    
          appraiser to a civil penalty under section 6701 for aiding and              
          abetting an understatement of tax liability.  Sec. 1.170A-                  
          13(c)(5)(i)(A), (B), (D), Income Tax Regs.  An individual is not            
          a qualified appraiser if the individual is the donor, the donee,            
          any person employed by the donor or donee, or an appraiser who is           
          regularly used by the donor or donee and who does not perform               
          most of his or her appraisals for other persons.  Sec. 1.170A-              
          13(c)(5)(iv)(A), (C), (D), (F), Income Tax Regs.                            
               C.  Appraisal Summary                                                  
               An appraisal summary means a summary of a qualified                    
          appraisal that:  (1) Is made on the form prescribed by the                  
          Internal Revenue Service (Form 8283); (2) is signed and dated by            
          the qualified appraiser who prepared the qualified appraisal; (3)           
          is signed and dated by the donee; and (4) includes the following            
          information:                                                                






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