DuCharme, McMillen & Associates

DMA - DuCharme, McMillen & Associates - is an employee-owned corporate tax consulting firm that works as an extension of a company's in-house tax department across North America and further afield.

Its property tax practice handles assessments, appeals and compliance filings. Around that sit transaction tax, state income and franchise tax, VAT and global indirect tax, telecommunications tax, credits and incentives, unclaimed property, and business license compliance. Engagements run from recovery and audit defense to advisory and planning, outsourced or co-sourced compliance, and tax technology implementation.

The firm has specialized in state, provincial and local tax for more than 50 years and staffs engagements with former state tax auditors, administrators, appraisers, attorneys and engineers. Compliance returns are prepared by staff based in Indianapolis, Indiana and are never offshored; headquarters is at 828 S. Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. DMA is Certified by Great Place to Work, with 89% of its employees rating it a great place to work.

No fee structure is published. The basis of compensation for an appeal engagement, and exactly which jurisdictions and filings are in scope, have to be agreed directly with the firm.