Estate Asset Services

1303 Goeth Circle
Austin, Texas 78746
512-328-1097 voice

About Us

What to do when a loved one dies? This is a common problem facing many people every day across America. A spouse or parent has passed away and left little or no information on the nature and location of their assets. Estate Asset Services, through our various heir and executor tools, including our forensic accounting services, can help you identify lost insurance policies, unknown annuities, 401k's, retirement funds, and more. Estate Asset Services was formed to help estate attorneys, tax professionals, family members and executors marshal the assets of a decedent's estate quickly and at a reasonable cost. Our forensic accounting services and claim filing service can aide or relieve family members of the task of going through a loved ones papers during their time of loss. Through our network of affiliated services, we can help you value the assets and develop a liquidation plan.

	Asset Collection Kit A step by step guide to marshalling the assets in a decedent's estate.
	Forensic Accounting Investigative accounting services.
	Asset Search A comprehensive search designed to help executors satisfy their due diligence in locating an individual's assets.
	Claim Filing We’ll file the documents needed to recover assets for the estate.
	Appraisal Services and Inventory Service A video and/or digitally photography inventory of the decedents valuables. Appraisals are available by accredited appraisers. These services are designed to help executors satisfy their due diligence requirements for tax and estate purposes.
	Insurance Company Notification Service We’ll draft a document and forward it for you directly to all the major insurance companies. A quick, inexpensive, and easy way to see if the decedent had insurance coverage.

Treasury Hunt: Unclaimed U.S. Securities and Payments
Treasury website.

HUD/FHA Mortgage Insurance Refunds
HUD website.

Credit Union Unclaimed Shares
Credit union website.

Pension Funds from Former Employers
PBCG website.

National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
NAUPA website.

Map of State Insurance Regulators
NAIC website.

Michigan Office of Retirement Services
Forms to create an ATD (assets tracking document) for locating your personal information.

Government May Owe You Money
Great US Government site lots of usefull links. .

International Society of Appraisers
The International Society of Appraiser website.

The New York Times
ARTICLES ABOUT INHERITANCE AND ESTATE TAXES.

Choose The Right Executor
Good article from FORBES on choosing an Executor .

The Role of Estate Executor
The Role of Estate Executor an article from Guardian Life.

Preparing information for heirs and executors
Good article on documentation.

Unclaimed Pension Benefits Total $133 Million at PBGC
April 03, 2007 PBGC Public Affairs WASHINGTON�The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reported today that it is holding $133 million in unclaimed pension benefits for 32,000 people owed money from terminated defined benefit pension plans. .