April Flowers Bring May Celebrations

By Donald Swartz, President

Last week, Katy True and I went to Las Vegas to meet with our Indurante Team to “celebrate” our end of filing season (even though we are still finishing a significant number of Texas property tax filings due on the 15th 😊). We had made the decision to move this event from our holiday party in December to May based upon a number of employees unable to attend our annual December Top Golf get-together.

Indurante Employees

I don’t share enough about our Indurante employees. They simply are hardworking, client serving and results oriented. Each year, we file property tax returns for approximately 30% of the private railcar fleet and over 70% of the filings for fleet managers. This is not an insignificant number as our annual railcar count is in excess of 400,000 cars.

The property tax world is a niche business, and as I say to those who choose to listen to me, railcar property tax filings are the niche of niche! September will be the seven-year anniversary of my purchase of Indurante & Associates, Inc. and I am so pleased to be able to say my managers and director have been with me throughout the journey; making sure everything is accomplished on time and with great accuracy.

To Noelle, Mark and Kristen, thank you for your efforts. Additionally, Emma has been with the company the past seven years, working behind the scenes and proudly proclaiming her answer to my weekly question of what she is working on, “Texas, Texas, Texas.”

We added Tyler to the mix at the start of the year and her willingness to learn and become involved has been incredibly valuable and for the first time, we worked with UNLV to hire a business student to assist during the filing season. Many thanks to Dakarri for his service while getting ready to receive his accounting degree this month.

All in all, I am extremely pleased with the efforts and results by everyone.

Speaking of employees…

Keith Sherman, one of our business developers located in Dallas, recently was awarded the inaugural Engagement Award from the SMU Cox School of Business.

Keith is a mentor at the School of Business Career Management and was incredibly surprised and honored to receive this prestigious award. I have been a big fan and supporter of civic involvement over the years, and Keith’s passion for mentoring young students and involvement in the community fits perfectly into the ideals we try to live by each day.

Congratulations, Keith! This is well deserved, and we are all proud of you and of your commitment to the next generation and making the community stronger.

Swartz + Associates, Inc. (SAI) is a full service property tax firm specializing in the review, analysis and appeals of real and business personal property tax valuations. If you need help with your property taxes, give us a call!