Fair Market Value (FMV)

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Tags: Furniture, Historic Frames, Historic Frames Ornament, Objects

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 party being required to act, and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts. (IRS Pub 561).

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