Tax FAQs

Q: What is The Brennan Group?

A: We are a specialized state and local tax, real estate tax, and personal property tax solutions firm. We help businesses reduce unnecessary tax exposure, recover overpayments, and establish defensible positions they can rely on.

Q: What services does The Brennan Group offer?

A: We specialize in state and local tax, real estate tax, and personal property tax matters. This includes sales and use tax review and recovery, real estate and personal property tax analysis and appeals, compliance support, and audit defense.

Q: What states do you work in?

A: We work nationwide across the United States, with experts who bring deep local and regional insight to each jurisdiction.

Q: What industries do you work with?

A: We work with businesses across a range of industries, with particular depth in manufacturing and commercial real estate. We also support companies in hospitality, distribution and logistics, retail and wholesale, mining and natural resources, and other sectors with significant state and local tax exposure.

Q: How is The Brennan Group different from other firms?

A: We focus exclusively on state and local tax, real estate tax, and personal property tax. Our direct senior-led approach, local expertise, and results-driven fee structure allow us to go deeper and deliver more targeted results. Every engagement is led by a senior professional who remains closely involved from start to finish.

Q: Is my business too small for The Brennan Group?

A: We work with companies of all sizes. The determining factor is whether your business has meaningful tax exposure or complexity that creates risk or opportunity.

Q: Do you work with single-state businesses, or only multi-state?

A: We work with both. While many clients have multi-jurisdictional exposure, we also support single-state businesses with meaningful tax complexity.

Q: Who will I be working with?

A: Every engagement is led by a senior tax professional who remains closely involved from start to finish. We do not hand work off to junior teams unfamiliar with your tax environment.

Q: How much time will this take from my team?

A: We structure our work to minimize disruption and manage the process end to end. A senior professional leads each engagement and stays closely involved, so you are not managing multiple handoffs.

Q: What happens after you complete a review?

A: Beyond recovering overpayments, our work positions your team to capture savings going forward. We provide clear guidance on proper classifications, exemptions, and processes so you can apply what you’ve learned in real time. Many clients find that the ongoing value of improved compliance and risk management extends well beyond the initial engagement.

Q: What if there are no savings opportunities?

A: If there are no viable opportunities, we will tell you. Our fees are typically aligned to results, so there is no cost unless we deliver savings.

Q: How do I get started?

A: Schedule a free consultation by calling 314-966-2800 or filling out the contact form on our website. We will respond promptly to arrange a time to talk.