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Consulting

OTS isn’t simply a tax consultant – we’re a business partner who is with you for the long haul.

Become an OTS client today and enjoy access to our comprehensive tax library and the peace of mind that comes with being able to contact the best in the industry with any tax and audit questions.

OTS’ tax professionals provide specialized consulting services on an hourly or contingency basis to ensure that you are paying only the minimum in taxes required by law. Focusing on Tax Planning, Recovery, Compliance Review, and Audit Review/Negotiation, OTS is consistently able to identify and recover prior overpayments; reduce audit-related assessments, and plan ahead so that your bottom line is never again compromised by unnecessary tax overpayments.

Planning

  • OTS improves your bottom line by reducing future tax burden
  • Complete legal analysis provided
  • Tax consequences identified up front for acquisitions, new jurisdictions, mergers, new product lines, spin-offs, reorganizations, and proposed
  • lease and financing arrangements

Recovery

  • All tax related documents from the past three years are reviewed
  • Overpayments and misdirected payments are identified
  • Risk-reward scenarios are created for each potential refund
  • OTS will file and manage the refund claims process
  • OTS will prevent future overpayments

Compliance Review

  • OTS conducts a thorough review of documents, processes, policies, and procedures
  • Areas examined include payables and receivables, asset purchasing, fuel and mileage accounting, and tax returns
  • All locations and jurisdictions are included in the review
  • Comprehensive report identifies exposures, opportunities, and overall tax health

Audit Review/Negotiation

  • Assessments from current or recent audits are reduced
  • Accuracy and legitimacy of past audits are verified
  • OTS provides representation, support, and guidance throughout any audit, negotiation, and appeal process
  • OTS works closely with counsel

Our Services

Fuel Tax: Paper based and Paperless
OTS offers full service solutions to your IFTA/Mileage tax reporting. Reconciliation of mileages to odometers readings, trip-based OOR (out of route) reports and maps, filing requirements for your IRP, FHVUT/Form 2290, and more. More »

Tax Recovery / Refund Service
OTS focuses on determining potential tax exposures and available credits/refunds to make sure you pay the correct and legal minimum amount of tax owed. More »

HOS Driver Log Auditing
Evaluate your driver effectiveness and increase HOS compliance while reducing penalties for safety violations and improper reporting. More »

Licensing / Permitting
Tired of the license/permit hassle? Give OTS a call and we’ll take it from there. IRP supplements and renewals, over-dimensional permits, over-weight permits, weight group changes, and more. More »

Consulting
OTS provides custom-tailored consulting services to help you with any aspect of Recovery, Compliance, Tax Planning, and Audit. More »

Form 2290 Tax Renewal
Pay the tax due on highway motor vehicles used during the period with a taxable gross vehicle weight of 55,000 lbs or more.
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Informatics Division
Turn raw data into usable information by leveraging OTS’ reporting expertise and technology development experience through the use of our powerful online tools: