Experience. Expertise. Efficiency.
C3 is keenly focused on helping our clients retain their hard-earned profits. We provide cost savings in excess of $10MM annually to our clients and have recovered millions of dollars in what our clients had previously assumed to be sunk costs of doing business. These cost savings are outside of the purview of most attorneys, engineers, CPAs, etc. and involve a marriage of each of those disciplines along with in-depth knowledge and experience with business cost models.
When we look at a business, we see three things:
Opportunity for lower expenses
Potentially recoverable spending; and
Increased bottom-line profitability
We have an extensive network of leading financial service providers and are constantly improving a comprehensive approach to lowering our clients' operating expenses. This has a dramatic direct impact on their bottom line profitability.
We are located on the north-east side of Houston in Kingwood, Texas where one of the first manufacturer-friendly state tax exemption laws was passed in 1961, and where the potential sales tax exemption for energy purchases was adopted in 1976. C3, and its predecessors, have been in Kingwood since 1986.
Get in touch with us to set up a consultation, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page to inquire whether our services are right for you.
Contact
➤ mailing address
4582 Kingwood Dr Ste E 124
Kingwood, TX 77345
☎ CONTACT
office: (832) 787-0660
fax: (832) 787-0730
office@c3refunds.com
Areas of Practice
Predominant use studies
Our associates have written over 40,000 predominant use studies since 1986. The state requires these engineer-certified energy studies to delineate between taxable and tax-exempt usage. Studies typically carry no out of pocket cost and never carry any cost at all for meters which do not qualify for exemption. Exemptions also carry up to a 48-month tax refund (where allowed by state law).
Contesting property tax
We have a full service property tax firm that can assist you with all aspects of property tax management including value analysis, budget projections, lawsuit management and more. Clients see on average an 8% reduction of total property taxes owed when lowering tax liability.
Lowering energy rates (Brokerage)
Our team of Energy Brokers assist clients in procuring electric or natural gas from energy wholesalers/suppliers. Since electricity and natural gas are commodities, prices change daily with the market. It is challenging for most businesses without energy managers to obtain price comparisons from a variety of suppliers since prices must be compared on exactly the same day.
Cost segregation/R&D Tax credits
A cost segregation study identifies and reclassifies personal property assets to shorten the depreciation time for taxation purposes, which reduces current income tax obligations.The primary goal of a cost segregation study is to identify all construction-related costs that can be depreciated over a shorter tax life (typically 5, 7 and 15 years) than the building (39 years for non-residential real property).
The Research & Experimentation Tax Credit or R&D Tax Credit is a general business tax credit under Internal Revenue Code section 41 for companies that incur research and development (R&D) costs in the United States.
Worker opportunity tax credit (wotc)
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain target groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. WOTC joins other workforce programs that incentivize workplace diversity and facilitate access to good jobs for American workers. Up to $9,600 per employee hired.
solar/led efficiency upgradeS
We maximize our clients short-term and long-term energy cost savings through in-depth knowledge of cash incentives and federal/local tax breaks for increasing energy efficiency. Solar can offset some or even all of the kWh purchases necessary from the utility provider. Implementing a Demand Response program can further add to savings and potentially offset energy costs by allowing the energy consumer to sell energy back to the grid.
“Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly.
The scope of thrift is limitless.”
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Use the form below to contact us regarding your savings inquiry. Please be as detailed as possible. Include your industry along with any specific details. To help us best service your inquiry, we recommend that you first describe the issue you’re having before telling us what you want to achieve. You may also email or call us to make an appointment.
For job opportunities, please email us your resume. We’re always looking for new and exceptional talent to lead the firm into uncharted fields of practice.