Strategic Tax and Incentives Services

DMA specializes in providing tax advisory, audit and recovery, and compliance services that extend beyond isolated solutions. We offer a holistic approach, with specialized teams across tax types collaborating to provide clients in the renewable energy sector with comprehensive strategies for minimization and compliance.

Who We Serve

  • Solar
  • Wind
  • Hydro
  • Geothermal
  • Bioenergy

Tax Services

Advisory

Strategic tax planning lays the foundation for future tax savings. Engaging DMA’s tax advisory and planning experts in the pre-construction stages of capital investment projects ensures maximum opportunities to optimize tax throughout the project lifecycle.

Tax Liability Forecasting

Our experts in property tax, incentives, and transaction tax collaborate to create interactive models that enable accurate expense simulations for potential tax liability and legislative scenarios. By leveraging these data-driven models and our accompanying narrative analysis, renewable energy clients gain valuable insights for making informed financial decisions, whether planning future projects or budgeting for ongoing operations.

Credits & Incentives Procurement

DMA’s credits and incentives procurement experts help renewable energy developers maximize their investments through a strategic economic development approach to negotiate tax breaks, ease approval processes, and navigate community dynamics. We specialize in crafting a customized strategic roadmap for your project, diligently advocating on your behalf to optimize incentives while minimizing impact on routine operations.

Site Selection

DMA’s site selection specialists partner with our state and local tax and legislation experts to assist renewable energy developers in laying the foundation for tax optimization. A strategic analysis of potential sites viewed through the lenses of tax landscape, community economic development initiatives, legislation trends, and availability of required resources helps clients discover the ideal location for unique renewable energy projects.

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Audit & Recovery

DMA’s audit and recovery experts perform thorough analyses of assessment values, purchases, construction costs, and more to uncover opportunities for tax minimization and recovery. We also conduct internal audits and support renewable energy clients through jurisdictional audits.

Property Tax 

DMA’s property tax assessment review and appeal experts specialize in reviewing assessments and managing asset valuations for the most complex and challenging property types in the market. We perform reviews that require alternative approaches to value at the local and state-assessed levels or wherever various asset types are inherently intertwined.

Our experts advocate on our clients’ behalf to establish equitable valuations and ensure assessments accurately reflect the current market value of each property.

Analysis of Spend

Equipped with jurisdiction-specific sales and use tax expertise, DMA’s transaction tax specialists scrutinize general expenditures, construction contracts, and the costs associated with developing and operating energy-producing assets. This analysis often uncovers opportunities for tax savings, overpayment recovery, and untapped industry-specific exemptions.

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Compliance

Our in-house, U.S.-based compliance center offers outsourced tax return preparation, assessment tracking, and reporting tailored to renewable energy business needs and supported by experienced tax professionals. Our scalable process evolves with your changing business while proactively addressing risks and preparing documentation to ensure successful audit outcomes.

Property Tax 

We simplify property tax compliance for renewable energy entities by handling all filings, payments, and regulatory updates. Our tailored solutions ensure accuracy and reduce administrative burdens, allowing operators to focus on scaling operations.

Sales & Use Tax 

Our sales and use tax compliance services offer a complete solution for preparing and filing monthly sales and use tax returns. With a U.S.-based, centralized compliance center and a team of state-specific experts, we ensure accurate, timely filings while acting as a seamless extension of your tax department.

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Tax Technology & Software

The right technology and processes can transform your tax function, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. DMA’s tax technology experts provide end-to-end solutions, including:

Tax System Optimization

Our technology experts assess and enhance existing transaction tax systems to improve accuracy and streamline processes.

Tax Technology Selection & Implementation

DMA helps businesses identify the best-fit tax software solution and ensures seamless integration with existing systems. Our experienced team provides a comprehensive, unbiased evaluation, tailored implementation, and optimization to maximize the benefits of automation and align with your evolving business needs.

Exemption Certificate Management

Automate the management of certificates to reduce manual errors and ensure compliance.

Custom Software Solutions

Our experts can design and implement tailored solutions to meet your tax requirements, including tools for data analysis, reporting, and automation.

Ongoing Maintenance and Enhancements

Keep your tax technology systems optimized, scalable, and aligned with regulatory changes by utilizing DMA’s managed tax services.

Simplify Unclaimed Property

Streamline your unclaimed property compliance with our proprietary software, AUPTC. Automate workflows, meet deadlines, and reduce audit risks with ease.

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Tax Considerations for Renewable Energy Projects

Achieving the full profitability of renewable energy projects requires a strategic plan that aligns state and local taxes, incentives, and entitlements throughout a project’s lifecycle.

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Practice Areas

Explore DMA’s corporate tax services tailored to renewable energy operations.

Property Tax

Minimizing property tax while staying compliant across a portfolio of properties can be complex and resource-intensive. By leveraging DMA as your expert property tax partner, you can save time and money managing one of your largest operating expenses. Read more east

Transaction Tax

DMA delivers comprehensive end-to-end transaction tax and indirect tax services for complex organizations, including compliance, recovery, audit support, automation, and advisory. We help tax departments reduce risk, improve accuracy, and operate with confidence across every jurisdiction. Read more east

Credits & Incentives

DMA’s credits and incentives team helps you capture tax savings and drive long-term value on capital investments. From planning through compliance, we deliver expert guidance across property, transaction, and income tax incentives—so you can expand, hire, and invest with confidence. Read more east

Unclaimed Property

Our unclaimed property services are tailored to meet your business needs. We offer a proactive approach to compliance, providing thorough risk assessments and comprehensive audit management to mitigate potential liabilities. Read more east

Tax Technology & Automation

DMA’s tax technology experts align ERP systems, tax engines, data, and processes to improve indirect tax accuracy and efficiency. From automation readiness and implementation to optimization and managed services, we help organizations support global compliance with confidence. Read more east

Streamline Tax Strategies for Your Renewable Energy Projects

By partnering with our team of tax experts, renewable energy companies can navigate complex property valuations, jurisdictional rules, and tax incentives to maximize financial returns. Fill out the form to connect with our renewable energy tax experts. We’ll reach out to discuss your unique tax challenges and explore how DMA can help you achieve significant savings and efficiency. View All Tax Technology Services & Softwareeast