B.R. Lawson & Co. provides a thorough, comprehensive, efficient, cost effective method for handling all commercial, residential, and personal property tax requirements. Our comprehensive review and workups provides the appraisal district a thorough perspective of all issues adversely impacting our clients tax valuation. Our comprehensive review provides the assessor a thorough perspective of all issues adversely impacting our clients tax valuation. We also provide services utilizing state of the art property tax management software, incorporating renditions, exemptions, comparable sales, equal & uniform, reporting and long-term administrative, research, and planning services.

By using our experience, knowledge, and reputation with the appraisal districts, it will allow you to focus on your business without the constant interruptions of property tax assessments, filing appeals, attending appeals, and compliance requirements. We can handle the entire property tax function for you. Our services include but are not necessarily limited to:

Real Estate Services

• Annual review of clients' portfolio and annual tax assessments
• Collect information from owner in order to prepare the most effective appeal
• Reviewing all pertinent information concerning your property, i.e., tax assessor records, income and expense statements, cost records, comparable sales, etc.
• Comparable market assessment analysis of your property to ensure equitable taxation
• Preparing an in-depth analysis with supporting documentation to be used in the appeal process
• Timely filing all necessary appeals with the appropriate taxing authorities
• Preparing and timely filing all tax exemption applications
• Representing the client at all settlement negotiations
• Settlement negotiation including informal meetings, appearances before Appraisal Review Boards and legal remedies, if appropriate

Tangible property (property that you can see and touch) other than land and buildings is usually classified as personal property. Those assets include but are not necessarily limited to:

• Inventory
• Office furniture
• Office and warehouse equipment, systems, and fixtures
• Computers
• Business vehicles
• Manufacturing, processing, mining, and distributing machinery and equipment
• Supplies
• Work in progress

Business Personal Property Services
(Inventory, Office Furniture, Computers, Business Vehicles, Supplies, Etc.)

• Annual review of clients' portfolio and annual tax assessments
• Collect information from owner in order to prepare renditions
• We will prepare your personal property returns for you, minimizing your internal workload
• Determine if reclassification or special treatment of assets is needed
• Timely file property renditions with the appraisal district
• Check for double assessments
• Timely file all necessary appeals with the appropriate taxing authorities
• Research after-market sales, if appropriate, to support values and depreciation schedules
• Representing the client at all settlement negotiations
• Settlement negotiation including informal meetings, appearances before Appraisal Review Boards and legal remedies, if appropriate

Administrative Services

• Reporting on status of your account
• Furnish results of appeal with written documentation from appraisal district
• Recommendations regarding appeal
• Furnish tax savings report and an estimate of tax liability report
• Assisting client by providing advice to minimize future tax liability
• Tax statement receipt, review and approval, upon request
• Exemption consultations
• Pre-acquisition and disposition analysis consultations