She’s slight, almost fragile in appearance, but that appearance is quite deceptive. After sixteen years as an appraiser with the Art Valuation Division of IRS, and now chief of the department, this lady is a pro. In a voice that is soft, moderated and always pleasant, the statements made by Karen Carolan are affected in a tone that brooks no nonsense. It was July 27th, 1990, and we were meeting in the offices of Wilson Fadely, Public Affairs Officer for IRS. Mr. Fadely remained throughout the interview at 1111 Constitution A venue, IRS’ central D.C. building.

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The above is an excerpt from an article by Dr. Elin Lake-Ewald published in the ASA Personal Property Journal, Winter 1991.

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PPJ Vol. 3 (3) 1991 Winter My Lunch with IRS

JOURNAL Editor Nancy Smith dropped by our New York office recently for a brief chat that transformed itself into a three-hour conversation about possibilities for ASA members to better communicate news and ideas beneficial to all of us. This column has been initiated in the hope of gathering comments from members nationally, enabling anyone who wishes to give voice to views about the art market, legislation relating to appraisers, new rules and regulations affecting us, or, in fact, anything newsworthy of importance to personal property appraisers. A review of an art/insurance seminar was pre-empted by “My Chat with IRS,” a one-on-one conversation with a local representative of that governmental agency who had called “as a friend”. The conversation focused on estate appraisals and what transpired that afternoon seemed of sufficient interest to think it might be worthwhile passing on and asking for comments.

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The above is an excerpt from an article by Dr. Elin Lake-Ewald published in the ASA Personal Property Journal, Autumn 1989.

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Viewpoint PPJ Vol 2 (3) 1989