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Bobby Barnes

Vice President

Property Tax

Role

Bobby founded DMA’s compliance department and leads a team of over one hundred dedicated property tax compliance professionals based out of DMA’s Indianapolis office. He oversees DMA’s Enterprise Risk Management policies for compliance and is responsible for the strategy and direction of process improvements and client satisfaction. Bobby was responsible for integrating compliance services into our clients’ other property tax services for a seamless client experience. He ensures that the team embraces DMA’s Client Service Principles and that best practices are utilized to deliver exceptional services to DMA’s clients.

Expertise

28 years in property tax; 21 years with DMA

  • Oversaw the filing of nearly a million property tax returns
  • Has overseen remittance of over $2B annually for real and personal property tax on client’s behalf
  • Responsible for proprietary property tax management system software (PTMS) optimization
  • Previously managed DMA’s Property Tax Management and Asset Verification services
  • Implemented numerous instances of software solutions for clients
  • Upgraded DMA and several client’s instances of PTMS
  • Previously worked in the leasing and telecom industries, reducing property tax liabilities by over $3 million and performing compliance, audit, budget, accounting, and all other related property tax functions

Jurisdictions

U.S. – all states and territories | Canada – all provinces

Industries

Automotive | Banking & Financial | Energy & Utilities | Financial | Healthcare | Hospitality | Leasing  Manufacturing | Oil & Gas | Pharmaceutical | Retail | Technology | Telecommunication

Technology

PTMS | ONESOURCE® | PTS | OCR Technology | Robotic Process Automation (RPA) | SAP | PeopleSoft | Microsoft Dynamics

Education / Credentials

  • Bachelor of Science, Accounting – Tennessee Technological University
  • Attends seminars that examine the latest changes in state and local taxation
  • Licensed Texas Property Tax Consultant
  • PTMS-certified professional
  • Member of the Institute of Professionals in Taxation (IPT)
  • Presenter on business license topics for tax industry organizations and DMA educational forums