TAPS' Team is the “Tax-Advantage”

TAPS' highly-qualified team allows TAPS to combine local knowledge and relationships with national experience to provide exceptional service. Below is a partial listing of TAPS' strengths that enable it to provide superior value to your organization.

Strengths:

• Over 40-years of collective property tax experience with expertise in all levels of appeals in 32 states.
• Led by a North Carolina-licensed attorney, TAPS' team includes an MAI appraiser, a former assessor, MBAs, and active members of many real estate and tax trade groups.

Why These matter:

TAPS' deep understanding of appraisal theory and real estate fundamentals allow it to identify appeal issues and clearly articulate the rationale for an appeal that experts and non-experts can understand. This in-depth real estate and appraisal knowledge combined with extensive appeal experience allows TAPS to maximize the value of your appeal. TAPS' staff attorney helps ensure procedural compliance for your appeal and provides more effective client advocacy. TAPS maintains an extensive network of professional contacts to ensure our information and representation is market specific.

Strengths:

• Complete advocacy for all appeals, not just the most erroneous or the highest-dollar-value appeals
• Commitment to minimizing the workload of clients and their staff members

Why These matter:

As your representative, TAPS contractually commits to pursuing all legitimate appeals and not “cherry picking” and appealing only the largest or easiest to win. This commitment provides you the peace of mind of knowing that you are not paying more in property tax than is required. In addition, TAPS serves as an extension of your staff working to secure meaningful tax savings. TAPS strives to minimize the burden on your staff when gathering data and conducting research.

Strengths:

• Physical presence and representation where property is located
• Knowledge of local tax department personnel
• Respect and professionalism in representation

Why These matter:

The bulk of TAPS' representation occurs within driving distance of its office. This allows TAPS' personnel to visit your property and represent you in-person before governmental tax personnel whom they know. TAPS believes in-person representation is more effective representation. TAPS also leverages its network of contacts to supplement its local market knowledge. Finally, TAPS' personnel conduct themselves according to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. This includes filing only appeals with merit, acting ethically, and not using combative language or techniques. Doing anything less is a poor reflection on TAPS' clients and reduces TAPS' future effectiveness as a client advocate. Click here for information on TAPS' Mission Statement and Values.