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Co-founding Directors Edward Blanchard and Frank Giglio were responding to a clear need in Southeast Michigan for a firm dedicated to providing its clients with unparalleled client service and expertise in the property tax and asset management consulting arenas. Their team has a broad range of experience in many industries and puts this experience to work for your success.
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Edward Blanchard,
Managing Director |
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Ed’s experience
is in all aspects of multi-state property tax and asset management
services. Ed’s experience
includes implementation of efficient personal property tax compliance
functions, including preparation and filing of renditions, assessment
verification, tax bill verification, approval and payment and
personal property appeals. Ed has also assisted multi-billion
dollar
companies with real estate assessment analysis and appeals, implementation
of efficient asset inventory and reconciliation processes, identification
and certification of assets eligible for exemption as pollution
control equipment, as well as assisting these organizations in
maximizing available state and local tax incentives.
A graduate of Walsh College, Ed is a member of the Michigan
Association of Certified Public Accountants and Michigan Assessors
Association.
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Frank Giglio, Managing Director |
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Frank’s extensive experience
is in all aspects of multi-state property tax compliance and
consulting including direct, hands-on
experience with the preparation and filing of personal property
returns, real estate assessment analysis, assessment verification
and tax bill payment. Frank has also consulted with multi-billion
dollar companies in establishing world-class, best-practices property
tax departments. His breadth of experience includes asset inventory
and reconciliation, audit defense, real and personal property
assessment appeals, tax incentives and pollution control
tax exemptions.
A graduate of the University of Detroit, Frank
is a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
and Michigan
Assessors Association.
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Curt Chowanic, Director |
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Curt has over 17 years of property tax and asset management experience in the public & private sectors and as consultant. Curt’s experience includes multi-state personal property compliance, assessment review and appeal, identification of abatement & exemption opportunities, Sarbanes-Oxley support and asset reclassification. Curt’s employment history includes DTE Energy, Arthur Andersen LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Curt attended Wayne State University from which he received his undergraduate degree and Master of Business Administration.
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“They
are knowledgeable and highly respected in the property tax
community. I know I can count on them.”
Chris Quast,
Controller
Takata Corporation
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