Commercial Real Estate

Given the cyclical nature of the real estate industry, business executives must continually contend with game-changing upswings and downturns that could mean the difference between success and failure.

What are the opportunities and challenges facing today’s real estate executive? Among others, financing considerations, regulatory requirements, and competitive factors require that professional service providers have unsurpassed experience and have the ability to provide value-added solutions that create a competitive advantage.Tidwell Group has a national presence with a commercial real estate team that has years of experience serving finance companies, banks and institutional lenders and investors, family offices, high net worth investors, pension funds, private equity funds, federal, state and local government entities, owners, operators and developers.With decades of partner experience and comprehensive expertise serving all commercial real estate asset classes, Tidwell Group has a successful history of providing value and assisting:

Developers
Golf Courses
Homebuilders/Land and Lot Developers
Hotels
Industrial
Lenders
Medical Office
Military Housing

Mixed-use
Multifamily
Office
Private Equity Funds
Retail
Senior Housing
Student Housing

Value-added Services to the Commercial Real Estate Industry

Given Tidwell Group’s strong focus on the commercial real estate industry, the firm’s partners have experience providing all aspects of assurance, tax and consulting services. Listed below are some of the services we provide:

3-14 audits
45L energy studies
Analysis of variable interest entities and application of the related accounting standards
Annual and quarterly REIT compliance testing
Assurance services (audit, agreed upon procedures and other attest services)
Business processes
Common area maintenance audits
Construction contract assurance services
Cost allocation and capitalization
Cost certifications for construction projects
Cost segregation studies
Due diligence for property acquisitions and dispositions, mergers and acquisitions and other due diligence services

Historic tax credits services
Historical performance ratios and returns and preparation of pitch books
Information technology services
Internal audit services
International tax compliance and consulting
Lease accounting analysis
Lease audit and administration services

Litigation support & expert witness testimony
Loan portfolio due diligence
New accounting standards analysis and implementation
New markets tax credits (NMTC)
Fair value accounting interpretation and analysis
Financial reporting analysis
Forecasts, projections and pro-forma financial information
Forensic audit and accounting services
Real estate development consulting services
Sales of real estate
SSAE 16 reports
Tax advisory services
Tax consulting services
Tax preparation services
Tax research and planning
Technical assistance for existing accounting standards
Transaction accounting analysis
Transfer pricing studies
Outsourcing of accounting and tax functions
Purchase price allocations in accordance with US GAAP

Professional Affiliations

Tidwell Group’s partners are dedicated to staying abreast of industry trends, regulations and value-added developments. We strongly believe that our commitment to continually improve provides a benefit to clients as our capabilities are expanded beyond providing tax and advisory services and we are enabled to advise clients on business issues and current events impacting operations and financial success. Listed below are the professional organizations Tidwell Group has worked with: