Should the "it" be removed?

[Kohyoongliat]

I would appreciate it very much if you could help me with my mathematics homework.

Should the “it” be removed? If not, what is the reason?

Thanks.

[Torsten]

You can’t remove ‘it’ because the verb ‘to appreciate something’ is strongly transitive which means it always requires an object.

[Alan]

You could rephrase this to -

I would appreciate your helping …