Customers

ePropertyTax customers are discriminating taxpayers who are looking for the best solution for minimizing property taxes and controlling administrative expenses. We started as a solution provider for real estate taxes and our customers include 8 of the 13 largest real estate investment trusts and one-third of the fifty largest real estate investment trusts.

After introducing our personal property tax software in 2002, ePropertyTax quickly became the superior choice for both real and personal property tax management. Our rapidly growing client list now includes many of the largest personal property taxpayers in the country. We have proven that we can provide successful property tax solutions to taxpayers in all major industries including real estate, manufacturing, retail, financial services, and equipment leasing.

ePropertyTax is proud of the companies using our software and services. Many of our customers have provided us with testimonials concerning our software and services and we share a few of them with you.

Testimonials

Manor Care, through its operating group HCR Manor Care, is a leading long-term health care provider, offering skilled nursing, Alzheimer's care and rehabilitation through approximately 350 nursing homes and Alzheimer's assisted living centers. High-quality medical care is provided through registered (RN) and licensed practical (LPN) nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNA) in concert with physical, occupational and speech rehabilitation therapists. Most of Manor Care’s nursing homes also specialize in providing the skilled nursing and rehab services to meet the short-term needs of Medicare patients. A wide variety of elder care, geriatric and senior care services and programs in our nursing homes drives Manor Care’s caregiving philosophy.

Manor Care is also a leading provider of hospice and home health care services. Hospice care is provided in nursing homes or the more familiar surroundings of a client's home. Manor Care’s outpatient rehabilitation therapy clinics provide services at work sites, schools, assisted living centers, homes, hospitals and other off-site locations, as well as within Manor Care’s clinics. Alliances and other ventures supply high-quality pharmaceutical products and management services for professional organizations. The company operates primarily under the respected Heartland, Manor Care, Arden Courts and Springhouse names.

Annette Miller, CMI, Property/Sales Tax Supervisor
"We began our relationship with ePropertyTax the end of 2002 in order to gain greater control over the real and personal property tax functions. Since the implementation, we have utilized ePropertyTax to organize and track our 300+ parcels of real estate and to file approximately 600 personal property returns. We also monitor our real estate tax appeals in ePropertyTax.

"It has been a pleasure to work with the staff and support team at ePropertyTax. They understand the complexities of property tax and also have the IT technical knowledge to deliver an outstanding product and software support."

Simon Property Group, Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, development and management of retail real estate, primarily regional malls, Premium Outlet centers and community shopping centers. Through its subsidiary partnerships, it currently owns or has an interest in 300 properties in the United States containing an aggregate of 202 million square feet of gross leasable area in 40 states plus Puerto Rico. Simon also holds interests in 51 European shopping centers in France, Italy, Poland and Portugal; 5 Premium Outlet centers in Japan; one Premium Outlet center in Mexico; and one shopping center in Canada.

SPG is the largest publicly traded retail real estate company in North America with a total market capitalization of approximately $36 billion. SPG has been a licensee of ePropertyTax since 1999, and uses ePropertyTax to manage all of its property tax needs for its nationwide real estate portfolio.

Frank Lima, Director of Property Tax
"Key to our decision was the ability to exercise control over data from input to output. I measure the savings brought about by the software in hours, not dollars. The database is a tool that helps us get to the end of the process faster. It’s not just a matter of what it’s saving us in taxes and overhead. We have been able to see such an increase in tax savings because we have better information about our properties online, we have better distribution for that information, and that means better appeal results."

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With more choices in more markets, Equity Residential is America's Choice for Apartment Living®. We are the largest publicly traded owner, operator and developer of multifamily housing in the United States with more than 200,000 apartments in 33 states. Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company and have been named one of America's Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine.

Equity Residential has been a licensee of the ePropertyTax software since 1999, and uses ePropertyTax to manage all of its property tax needs for its nationwide real estate portfolio.

Mike Manelis, VP of Real Estate Tax
"I have peace of mind with the system. It takes away all of the administration and allows us to focus on what we need to do to minimize the taxes. The inherent saver is it frees us up to go after the dollars. It’s a classic case of an intangible evolving into a tangible when the appeals board hands down a favorable ruling."

AMB Property Corporation (NYSE: AMB) is a global developer and operator of industrial real estate in the largest and most supply constrained distribution locations in North America, Europe and Asia. AMB’s properties are designed for customers who value the efficient movement of goods in the world's busiest distribution markets – generally markets tied to global trade. AMB's portfolio features High Throughput Distribution® facilities – industrial properties built to speed its customers' goods to market in locations near airports, seaports and major transportation routes.

AMB serves more than 2,800 customers in 38 markets of eight countries with a portfolio of approximately 1,100 buildings and 110 million square feet (10 million square meters). AMB has been a licensee of ePropertyTax software since 2002, and uses ePropertyTax to manage all of its property tax needs for its nationwide real estate portfolio.

Marc Sances , Real Estate Manager
"By implementing a national program that centralizes our real estate tax function we will be able to reduce costs while increasing tax savings. The first step in establishing a national program involves the consolidation of data. By creating a central source for all real estate tax information, the costs and inaccuracies inherent in multiple databases will be eliminated and a level of control established. By utilizing ePropertyTax, a Web-native software system, we benefit from “anytime, anywhere” access to real estate tax data. Simplifying access to real estate tax information will greatly improve communication between AMB and its tax service providers."

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Camden Property Trust is one of the largest multifamily real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the nation. Camden specializes in several disciplines within the residential real estate industry. Camden provides expertise in the ownership, development and management of apartment home communities; in the acquisition, disposition and redevelopment of properties; and in consulting, building and construction services for third party clients.

As of February 28, 2005, Camden owned and managed 192 properties, consisting of 66,446 apartment homes geographically dispersed across the United States from Washington DC to Southern California. Camden has been a licensee of ePropertyTax software since 2002, and uses ePropertyTax to manage all of its property tax needs for its nationwide real estate portfolio.

Beth Baney, Tax Director
"I am very impressed with the product. The set-up process was very thorough and the staff was very detail-oriented throughout the entire implementation phase. The reports that can be produced are great. I use them all the time. The team at ePropertyTax is very excited about the product. They really believe in it. The team is also flexible, easy to work with and willing to do whatever it takes."

Starwood is one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies. Starwood's status as one of the leading hotel and leisure companies resulted from the 1998 acquisitions of Westin Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and certain of its affiliates ("Westin'') (the "Westin Merger'') and ITT Corporation (the "ITT Merger''), renamed Sheraton Holding Corporation ("Sheraton Holding'') and the 1999 acquisition of Vistana Inc. (renamed Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc. or "SVO''). The Company conducts its hotel and leisure business both directly and through its subsidiaries. The Company's brand names include St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, W® and Four Points® by Sheraton. Through these brands, Starwood is well represented in most major markets around the world. The Company's operations are grouped into two business segments, hotels and vacation ownership operations.

The Company's hotel business emphasizes the global operation of hotels and resorts primarily in the luxury and upscale segment of the lodging industry. Starwood seeks to acquire interests in, or management or franchise rights with respect to properties in this segment. At December 31, 2003, the Company's hotel portfolio included owned, leased, managed and franchised hotels totaling 738 hotels with approximately 229,000 rooms in 82 countries, and is comprised of 140 hotels that Starwood owns or leases or in which Starwood has a majority equity interest, 286 hotels managed by Starwood on behalf of third-party owners (including entities in which Starwood has a minority equity interest) and 312 hotels for which Starwood receives franchise fees.

Starwood has been a full service property tax compliance customer of ePropertyTax since 2002, and uses ePropertyTax to service its nation-wide portfolio of real estate properties and personal property tax filings.

Eddie Tantoco, Vice President Property Tax Department
"ePropertyTax relieves us of our compliance responsibilities allowing us to focus on our complex responsibilities. The staff at ePropertyTax is knowledgeable and has excellent customer skills. We often utilize ePropertyTax associates to assist us with our large and complex personal property audit projects."