Simplifying Business Personal Property Tax Services for Texas Corporations

Our Fair Market Value Study is the foundation of your BPP strategy. Modern Tax performs a yearly analysis of your fixed assets and taxable inventory, leveraging advanced valuation methodologies and jurisdiction-specific insights. The result is a well-substantiated, supportable value that minimizes your Texas business personal property tax liability and withstands scrutiny from assessors and review boards.

While we're known for driving meaningful tax savings, it's our compliance services that deliver some of the most consistent value to clients. Avoiding penalties and interest isn’t just risk mitigation, it’s financial preservation. We manage the entire lifecycle of your compliance obligations, from rendition to exemption to payment. With Modern, you’ll stay ahead of every deadline and avoid costly penalties with the industry’s most robust compliance offering.

With decades of industry expertise, our team has built genuine relationships with county assessors across the nation, including every county in Texas. These connections, combined with our dedication to quality work, give us unparalleled insights to better serve you.

We deliver accurate, timely data that connects Tax, Finance, and Accounting teams around shared, strategic outcomes. Whether it’s a detailed accrual or a timely alert about early payment discounts, our reporting service gives you the visibility and control you need to drive better financial decisions.

Audits happen, sometimes with little warning. When they do, we manage the process from start to finish. That includes coordinating documentation, addressing discrepancies, and representing your interests at every step. Our goal is simple: minimize exposure, maintain compliance, and identify opportunities for refund or reclassification. With Modern handling the audit, your internal teams stay focused on what matters most.

When a property assessment doesn’t reflect fair value, we take action. Backed by our proprietary FairMarket Value Study, we conduct a thorough review of each assessment to identify opportunities for reduction. If an equitable outcome can't be resolved through pre-negotiation, we manage the appeal from start to finish, including informal negotiations, formal proceedings, Appraisal Review Boards, and litigation when necessary. Every phase is handled with precision, so your position is always well-supported and your time is protected.

In Texas, the Business Personal Property (BPP) tax is a locally administered ad valorem tax applied to tangible personal property. Unlike states with franchise or corporate personal property taxes, Texas relies on local property taxes, including those assessed on business assets due to the absence of a state income tax.

Modern Tax conducts Fair Market Value studies and applies jurisdiction-specific valuation strategies to ensure accurate asset reporting. We manage the entire compliance process to prevent overstatement and identify cost-saving opportunities.

We work with clients who have legacy systems, fragmented records, or missing historical filings. Our team standardizes, reconciles, and interprets asset data, even when source records are limited, to build a defensible compliance foundation that stands up under audit.

Absolutely. Monitoring tax law is core to our service model. Modern Tax tracks jurisdictional shifts and automatically incorporates regulatory changes into your filings and strategies.

We handle the nuance for you. Our team has deep expertise with state and local valuation
methodologies, exemption qualifications, and assessor behavior. We apply that insight to reduce assessed value wherever defensible, eliminating the burden of manual jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction research from your internal team.