Services
Property tax services
Comprehensive Property Tax handles the full property tax lifecycle: reviewing and appealing real property assessments, preparing and filing business personal property returns in every state that levies the tax, recovering overpayments on returns already filed, and securing the exemptions and abatements that reduce the base before the bill is ever calculated.
Real Estate Assessment Review & Appeal
Annual review of every assessment you carry, and appeals pursued wherever the assessor’s value exceeds fair market value.
- Annual assessment review
- Fair market value analysis
- Obsolescence studies
Business Personal Property Tax Compliance
Preparation and filing of personal property returns in every state that levies the tax, with the deadline calendar managed for you.
- Multi-state return preparation and filing
- Asset classification by state taxability rules
- Exemption and freeport filings
Business Personal Property Tax Consulting & Audit Defense
A review of returns already filed to recover overpayments, plus representation when an assessor or contract auditor comes calling.
- Filed-return review and exposure analysis
- Ghost and disposed asset identification
- Asset classification review by state
Fixed Asset Tagging & Reconciliation
Physical verification and tagging of your assets, reconciled back to the register — the fix for a fixed asset listing nobody trusts.
- Fixed asset register analysis
- Barcode and RFID tagging
- Floor-to-book reconciliation
Pollution Control Certification / Exemption
Identification, certification, and exemption of assets acquired to control pollution — from property tax and, in most states, sales and use tax.
- Eligible asset identification
- Dual-purpose cost allocation
- State certification applications
Abatements & Incentives
Securing the abatements and incentives available for new construction, expansion, and new equipment — before the commitment is made.
- Incentive opportunity analysis
- Pre-construction application filing
- Local unit and state negotiation
Where each service fits
Most engagements start in one place and expand. A compliance client discovers ghost assets and adds a fixed asset inventory. An appeal client finds uncertified pollution control equipment. The services below are separable, but they are built to work as one program.
| Service | Applies to | Typical trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment review & appeal | Real property | Annual assessment notice, acquisition, vacancy or income change |
| Personal property compliance | Personal property | Annual filing season, entering a new state, staff turnover |
| Consulting & audit defense | Personal property | Audit notice, suspicion of over-reporting, first review in years |
| Fixed asset tagging | Personal property | Register nobody trusts, acquisition, ERP conversion, audit finding |
| Pollution control exemption | Both | Capital project with environmental equipment, plant acquisition |
| Abatements & incentives | Both | New construction, expansion, or equipment purchase — before it starts |
Find out what your assessment should be.
Send us your parcel numbers or your most recent personal property statements. We will tell you whether there is a case worth pursuing — before you owe us anything.