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of the largest tax incentives for
wealth preservation. There are
very few investments that the
United States Federal government
allows investors to expense dollar
for dollar. Real estate is the one
investment from which you can
deduct 100 percent of the purchase
price against taxable income.
Inherently, this allows for a 50
percent return on investment at
a 50 percent federal and state tax
bracket. Cost segregation allows the
investor the ability to mitigate tax
liabilities and preserve wealth by
accelerating these deductions much
quicker.
Mr. Gonzalez’s vision was to first
bring awareness to mainstream
America through education of
the accounting firms across
the country. Over the decades,
Engineered Tax Services has
become the country leader in these
services that increase cash flow to
allow for United States job growth
and expansion.
The company’s tax attorneys,
engineers, and scientists are
the leading experts that have
performed millions of these tax
services over the past decades.
ETS, through these services, has
generated billions of dollars in the
United States stimulus that has
impacted millions of jobs in the
country.
What are the factors
that make Engineered
Tax Services outshine its
competitors?
Engineered Tax Services uses its
engineering, scientific and tax
team to provide one of the most
important federal and state tax
credits available to United States
businesses in the form of research
and development tax credits
(R&D). R&D Tax Credits are meant
to incentivize manufacturing,
innovation and technical design
in the United States. These
credits are essential to keep
labor and promote job creation
in the United States. Qualifying
activities include developing
new or improved products or
manufacturing processes, tool
and die development, technical
design in the construction industry,
software development, fracking and
drilling technique development,
and developing new or improved
drugs or formulas, just to name
a few. The R&D Tax Credit is a
very important federal incentive
meant to ensure that US companies
remain competitive globally.
Mr. Gonzalez worked in Washington
D.C. with the country’s Senate,
Julio P. Gonzalez: A Formidable Leader
Congress, Administration, and
Treasury to play an instrumental
role in passing tax reform with a
focus on small business growth.
Mr. Gonzalez, tell us about
your company culture.
We are one team – That is
encouraging and supportive. We are
committed to the health, happiness,
and success of each other. We are a
family.
We are fanatics when it comes to
customer service – We understand
the customer is the lifeblood and
of our company and we give our
customers the ultimate respect.
We are humble – We check our
egos at the door and realize that
every team member brings value.
We are selfless. No one person is
better than the other. We are all
equals.
We assume positive intent – We
work from the assumption that
people are good, fair, and honest
and that the intent behind their
actions is positive.
We communicate honestly and
professionally – We create an
open, transparent, and trust-based
environment by showing respect in
our communications to each other.
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Julio P. Gonzalez, Founder , serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Engineered Tax Services, Inc.
Mr. Gonzalez started ETS to bring specialized engineering tax studies to mainstream America, which have historically
only available to the Fortune 500 and public companies through then the Big 8 National Accounting Firms.
In addition to ETS, Mr. Gonzalez started several other family operational companies including his family office,
Gonzalez Family Office (GFO), Calle Gato Ocho (CGO), Engineered Tax Exchange (ETE) and Engineered Family Office
(EFO). Gonzalez Family Office manages the Gonzalez family capital by investing primarily in real estate, private
equity, and venture capital. CGO owns and operates direct real estate investments in multi-family housing and office/
mixed-use real estate for the Gonzalez family.
Mr. Gonzalez works weekly in Washington D.C. to work with the administration, Congress and Senate to advise on tax
reform and is the go-to tax expert representing many national organizations and associations. He is a regular public
speaker on a national level regarding tax reform and tax sophistication for wealth preservation.
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