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Client Tax Savings and Refund Results -by the 'Champions of the Obscure'

We find value by investing time in client fact patterns to obtain “contextual knowledge”. Since fact patterns and tax profiles vary significantly, often we find value in unexpected places. Evidence of this may be found in the following stories. In every story below the subject company had a tax relationship with one or more “Big 4” firms.

$2.7 Million Georgia Jobs Credit

This company, audited by a Big 4, had a complex history, including several acquisitions and divestitures and a corporate headquarters move from out-of-state to Georgia. The company began adding jobs in Georgia in the mid-90’s. For whatever reason, the Big 4 firm had not advised the client to claim Georgia jobs credits, credits the client clearly was entitled to claim. … [Read more...]

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$2 Million Mississippi Income Tax Refund and ASC 740-10 Mitigation

While many states have eliminated the throwback rule, Mississippi still has one. This refund opportunity arose while we studied the client’s ASC 740-10 reserve. We noted that the client’s effective state tax rate was quite high as compared to benchmark. The reason? To some extent the high rate was attributed to the fact that the client had essentially doubled booked … [Read more...]

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Client Results

Retention Credit – “It’s not SALY”

Georgia Tax Credit for Training Employees

$40 Million City Incentive Contract

$2 Million Refund of California Franchise Taxes

Florida $4.5 Million Corporate Income Tax Refund

$2.8 Million Settlement Award of California Franchise Tax from Settlement Board

$270,000 in “Quick Hit” Georgia Sales Tax Savings

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In most of these cases we turned these big wins into deeper relationships and were able to identify additional opportunities. We are grateful to the companies that share their facts with us; a core value of our firm is to invest in gaining contextual knowledge. These examples tell the story: there are hidden opportunities in the state and local tax area for large companies. The trick is to know how to find them, and then how to pull the trigger to lock in the value.

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    Published Articles

    • The Sales Factor – Top Five Issues Taxpayers Need to Consider
    • State Income Tax Uncertainty Under FIN 48
    • Addback: It’s Payback Time
    • State Tax Planning – What’s Left
    • Is State Tax Planning Still Viable
    • Sales & Use Taxes Corralling the Runaway Sales Tax Auditor
    • Captive Concepts in State Tax Planning

    Services

    • Strategic Reduction of State and Local Taxes
    • State and Federal Interest Review and Recovery Engagement (“SAFIRRE”)
    • Income and Franchise Tax Strategy and Planning
    • Recovery, Including Reverse Audits
    • ASC 740-10 Mitigation and Consulting
    • State and Local Credits and Incentives
    • Economic Development Negotiations For State and Local Incentives
    • Motor Fuels Tax
    • Sales and Use Tax Planning and Compliance
    • Property Tax Appeals, Abatements, and Compliance
    • Should My Company Collect Sales Tax? When? Where? How?
    • Business License Compliance
    • Employee Retention Credit

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    "We analyze specific fact patterns to bring targeted strategies to companies."

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    Consulting Services

    • State and Local Tax Consulting
    • Income Tax / Franchise Tax
    • Recovery - Reverse Audits
    • State and Local Credits and Incentives
    • ASC 740-10
    • Economic Development
    • Sales and Use Tax Consulting
    • Property Tax Appeals and Abatements
    • SAFIRRE
    • Employee Retention Credit

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