Taxing Authority Consulting Services

Name

Taxing Authority Consulting Services

Legal name

Taxing Authority Consulting Services, P.C.

Website

https://taxva.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Tax Collection and Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320)

akta.pro primary industry

Collections, Arrears Management & Debt Enforcement (BPAIADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Collections Support (Pre-Lit, Litigation Admin, Judgment Recovery) (BPAAAEAH), Tax Assessment Appeal & Property Tax Consulting (BPAJAKAK)

Keywords

• Tax collection services
• Delinquent tax recovery
• Government revenue management
• Real estate tax sales
• Municipal legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Collection Services - Direct Collection: TACS acts as a direct collector, often at no cost to the locality. The firm manages delinquent accounts receivable for government entities including real estate taxes, personal property taxes, and other charges.
2. Collection Consulting Services: TACS provides collection consulting to help localities operate efficient and effective collections programs, tailored to the needs of particular localities.
3. Auction Services - Buyer's Premium: TACS conducts tax sales and charges a 10% buyer's premium, subject to a minimum of $150, added to the winning bid amount. Additional fees include attorney fees of $750-$2,500 and auctioneer fees of $250-$1,000 for failed transactions.
4. Delinquent Account Collection - Judicial Process Fees: The firm collects delinquent real estate taxes through the judicial sale process. Additional actions include title work and service of process fees, all costs added to the delinquent property.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Taxing Authority Consulting Services, P.C. is a Virginia law firm that manages accounts receivable, tax assessments, and the general revenue cycle exclusively for government entities. The firm provides collection services (real estate taxes including judicial sales, personal property taxes, business license taxes, meals/admissions/occupancy taxes, parking tickets, court fines, and nuisance abatements) and full-service legal representation including litigation, bankruptcy, tax assessment challenges, ordinance drafting, and conducts real estate tax sale auctions.

Product overview

Taxing Authority Consulting Services, P.C. is a Virginia law firm providing specialized revenue cycle management and collection services exclusively to government entities. The firm operates two primary service lines: Governmental Collections (handling delinquent real estate taxes with judicial and non-judicial sales, personal property taxes, meals taxes, business license taxes, parking tickets, court fines, and nuisance abatements) and Legal Services (litigation, bankruptcy representation, tax assessment challenges, and ordinance drafting). Core operations include Real Estate Tax Sales through auction services, Delinquent Tax Collection with lien and garnishment capabilities, and ancillary services such as a Real Estate Payoff Request system for closing agents and an Online Payment Portal. A password-protected Member Portal serves government employees with forms and resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Governmental Collections Collection services for Virginia government entities covering real estate taxes with judicial sales, personal property taxes, meals/admissions/transient occupancy and other custodial taxes, business license taxes/merchant's capital, parking tickets, nuisance abatements, judgments, and court fines.
• Legal Services Full-service legal representation for government clients including litigation services, administrative collection programs, bankruptcy representation, tax assessment challenges, legislative amendments and ordinance drafting, and comprehensive client performance review and assessments.
• Real Estate Tax Sales Auction services for delinquent real estate properties conducted on behalf of government taxing authorities, including judicial sales (Special Commissioner's Sales) and non-judicial sales, facilitating property redemption and transfer for localities such as Prince William County, Washington County, Dickenson County, Bland County, Botetourt County, and Bedford County.
• Delinquent Tax Collection Collection of delinquent tax accounts for local governments, including processing of Treasurer's Liens, garnishment, and administration of payment plans to recover outstanding real estate taxes, personal property taxes, and other charges.
• Real Estate Payoff Request Online and phone-based system that enables mortgage closing agencies, attorneys, title companies, and property owners to request current tax payoff amounts for real estate parcels managed through TACS collections.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services often provided at no cost to localities through direct collection arrangements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Counts Realty & Auction GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party auctioneer partner for Washington County and Town of Abingdon tax sales. Conducts simulcast auctions with online and in-person bidding through www.countsauction.com.
• Wayne Mefford AuctionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party auctioneer partner for Dickenson County tax sales. Conducts live public auctions at the Treasurer's office meeting room.
• Walker Commercial Services, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party auctioneer partner for Bland County tax sales. Conducts simulcast auctions with online and in-person bidding through bid.walkercommercialservices.com.
• Dudley ResourcescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party auctioneer partner for Botetourt County tax sales. Conducts online-only auctions through www.dudleyresources.auction.
• Treasurers' Association of Virginia (TAV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTACS serves as counsel to the Treasurers' Association of Virginia. Jeffrey Scharf developed and teaches training courses for the TAV Career Development Program on tax collection and bankruptcy matters.
• 7-Elevens, CVS, and Family Dollar StoresminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail partners providing in-person payment options for taxpayers. Payments can be made at these locations with an active bar code obtained through the online payment portal.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Bid4Assets: Online real estate auction marketplace that handles government tax sale auctions and foreclosure sales. Comparable to TACS' auction infrastructure and operates with channel partnerships (auctioneers, counties) similar to TACS' third-party auctioneer relationships.
• RealAuction: Technology vendor that provides online tax sale auction platforms for counties and municipalities across many U.S. states. Directly comparable to TACS' proprietary tacssale.com auction site and represents a potential platform competitor.
• CivicSource: Online auction and asset management platform purpose-built for government tax sales and surplus property dispositions. Comparable to TACS' tacssale.com auction infrastructure and represents a potential technology-led competitor or partner.

Broad incumbents

• Granicus: Broad government technology platform vendor offering constituent-facing payment, tax, and revenue management tools to localities. Adjacent to TACS' payment portal (pay.taxva.com) and potentially an in-house substitute for collection-related processing.
• Tyler Technologies: Large public-sector software vendor providing ERP, tax billing, and collection modules used by Virginia localities that TACS serves. While not a direct legal competitor, Tyler's collections/billing software could enable localities to internalize some work TACS currently handles.

Direct peers

• Bass & Associates: Government collection law firm specializing in delinquent tax and receivable recovery for municipalities. Highly comparable services (real estate tax sales, bankruptcy representation, ordinance drafting) with similar contingency-style pricing.
• McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen: Texas-based law firm that pioneered governmental tax collection services for municipalities, providing delinquent tax collection, bankruptcy, and litigation. Closely comparable to TACS in exclusive government focus and contingency/auction fee revenue model.
• Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson: Largest U.S. law firm focused on government tax and revenue collection, representing thousands of taxing entities across many states. Directly analogous in core service (delinquent tax collection, bankruptcy representation, tax sale proceedings) to TACS, with a similar revenue model built around contingency fees and buyer premiums.
• Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott: Full-service government collections law firm representing Texas municipalities and expanding into multiple states. Operates similar suite of services (tax collection, bankruptcy, litigation, tax sales) with a comparable exclusive-government positioning to TACS.
• Acker & Associates: Niche government collection law firm operating in southeastern U.S. states with comparable service mix: delinquent real estate/personal property tax collection, bankruptcy representation, and tax sale proceedings for counties and municipalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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