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How does EVP Systems adjust for dividends and stock splits?

When a dividend or stock split occurs, EstateVal and the other EVP Office applications handle it according to IRS regulations. Specifically, the following situations are all accounted for: Securities trading ex-dividend Securities trading ex-dividend on a forward pricing date Pricing where the deceased is a holder of record on an unpaid dividend Stock splits between […]

Posted on September 17, 2020 •

How does EVP Systems handle market closures like around 9/11 or for Presidential funerals?

IRS Regulation § 20.2031-2 (b) 1 addresses inversely weighted means. Means are inversely weighted with respect to the number of trading days between the valuation date and pricing dates. Since markets were closed, for example, from September 11, 2001 through September 14, 2001, the weighting should not apply and means are derived from a straight […]

Posted on July 16, 2020 •

How are Series H/HH Bonds priced?

Series H/HH Bonds are redeemable at par on demand. If a bond is redeemed before final maturity, interest ceases as of the end of the interest payment period preceding redemption. Thus, Series H bonds are valued at par for estate tax purposes, without including any accrued interest.

Posted on July 14, 2020 •

How are Treasury Bills and Series E/EE Bonds priced?

United States Treasury Bills and Series E/EE Bonds are simple securities that can suddenly become very confusing when they are evaluated on the Alternate Date. They don’t seem to follow the rules—the value that appears on the Alternate Date report is exactly the same as the value that appeared on the Date of Death! Other […]

Posted on July 14, 2020 •

How are Mortgaged-Backed Securities (GNMAs, FNMAs, FHLMCs, CMOs) priced?

Mortgage-backed securities can be very complicated. That’s because mortgage-backed pools have several components that must be included in Date-of-Death and Alternate Date valuations. Variables in mortgage-backed securities include the market value of the remaining balance, interest accruing throughout the current interest period, any accrued principal from prior months and any accrued interest from prior interest […]

Posted on July 14, 2020 •

How are Municipal Bonds priced?

EVP Systems gets its mutual bond prices from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Through ties within the municipal bond community, ICE gets information each day on actual municipal bond sales. They use that information to estimate movements in the market for bonds and for the issues of particular municipalities. Market conditions are combined with descriptive information on […]

Posted on July 14, 2020 •

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Things You Should Know

  • EVP Office 8.5.2: Native Excel Export, Better Copy-and-Paste, Mailing Lists on April 8, 2021
  • A Lockdown Check-In on October 5, 2020
  • Upgrade Your Invoice on September 21, 2020
  • EVP Systems Introduces Modern, Streamlined Website on August 13, 2020
  • EVP Office 8.5.0 Released on June 17, 2020
  • EVP Systems Continues to Support Retired Versions of Windows on December 4, 2019
  • EstateVal 8.4.0 Prices Foreign Currencies, Precious Metals on October 25, 2019
  • GEMS Adds EVP Everywhere for Faster, Easier Pricing on April 15, 2019
  • EVP Office 8.3.1 Now Available; Features Easy Pricing of Puts and Calls on March 15, 2019
  • Reminder: Fee Changes Coming in 2019 on December 28, 2018
  • TEdec Adds Built-In Evaluations, with EVP Everywhere on December 3, 2018
  • Primary and Composite Exchange Pricing in EstateVal
  • A Brief Introduction to EstateVal

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