Data Centers

Effective tax planning is essential for long-term savings. By partnering with DMA’s tax advisory and planning experts early in the development process, data center operators can maximize tax benefits throughout the project lifecycle.

Tax Liability Forecasting

Our team of experts collaborates to create interactive models for accurate expense simulations, considering property tax, transaction tax, state income and franchise tax, and incentives. These models provide valuable insights for financial decision-making and legislative scenario planning.

Site Selection

DMA’s site selection specialists work with tax and legislation experts to help optimize tax opportunities. By analyzing potential sites against tax landscapes, economic development initiatives, and legislative trends, we identify ideal locations for data center projects.

Credits & Incentives Procurement

Our experts negotiate tax breaks and incentives to maximize data center investments. We craft strategic roadmaps tailored to each project, advocating for optimal incentives while minimizing operational disruptions.

DMA’s credits and incentives procurement experts negotiate tax breaks and incentives to maximize data center investments. We craft strategic roadmaps tailored to each project, advocating for optimal incentives while minimizing operational disruptions.

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DMA’s audit and recovery team analyzes data center expenditures to uncover tax minimization opportunities and support clients through jurisdictional audits.

Property Tax Management and Review

Our specialists review property tax assessments and manage asset valuations, advocating for equitable valuations that reflect market realities. DMA’s data center experts conduct a thorough review to help reduce valuations and arrive at the appropriate taxable value for real and personal property. This review includes:

• Review assessment work papers to ensure no double taxation of assets, specifically for data center infrastructure assets, such as power and cooling systems
• Identify non-taxable intangible value associated with above-market lease rates
• Review current leases to determine if non-taxable items are included in the lease rates
• Consider the impact hyper-scale data centers have had on the market value of owner-occupied facilities
• Review portfolio sales to determine whether allocated value reflects the true market value of property
• Assist with valuing new construction or partial construction as of specific tax lien dates

Our team has a deep understanding of the different valuation techniques utilized for data centers, particularly the nuances that come with valuing leased versus owner-occupied facilities.

Analysis of Spend

DMA is the only firm with a dedicated team of data center industry tax experts. We work with data center owners, operators, and tenants to minimize sales and use taxes, advise on exemptions unique to the industry, and recover overpayments.

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Our in-house, US-based compliance center offers outsourced tax return preparation, assessment tracking, and reporting tailored to data center business needs and supported by experienced tax professionals. Our scalable process evolves with your changing business.

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DMA’s tax technology team:

• Identifies problem areas in your existing system
• Designs a unique, customized solution that fits your needs
• Implements the software to optimize your results
• Maintains transaction tax systems to optimize your tax management
• Mitigates potential risks to your business in an evolving digital landscape

We deliver a wide range of transaction tax software consulting services and software enhancement tools along with an unclaimed property software solutions specifically designed to enhance your tax department and improve your company’s tax function.

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