ms consultants
Cost segregation studies & tax advisory
Water Engineer Intern
More locations: Columbus, OH, USA
Hybrid work is available, with work in the office and at home.
About the job
- Currently pursuing an engineering-based degree, enrolled in core classes, and seeking employment supporting project work.
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field of study.
- Strong technical skills.
- Attention to quality control.
- Support hydrologic, hydraulic, water quality, and geospatial evaluations.
- Support watershed and water quality assessments and conventional aspects of watershed planning and best management practice prioritization.
- Support design efforts for water resources and site development projects.
- Support planning, design, construction, and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure and best management practices, low impact development projects, and green infrastructure practices.
- Support field work including environmental sampling and parameter collection, stormwater best management practice inspection and maintenance, best management practice retrofit assessments, and stream evaluations.
About the company
MS Consultants, LLC provides tax advisory services for real estate owners, developers, and CPA firms across the United States. Its core service is cost segregation studies that reclassify building components into shorter depreciation categories to accelerate deductions and improve cash flow. The firm also offers energy efficiency studies, repair vs. capitalization analysis, fixed-asset reviews, R&D tax credits, and Tangible Property Regulations guidance, delivered as a turnkey service with in-house production and free audit support. With an in-house team of CPAs, construction engineers, and real estate experts, the company has completed over 22,000 studies and partnered with more than 300 CPA firms to deliver defensible tax savings and strong client relationships.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Amherst, New York
Founded
1996
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Tax Credit Hero expands cross-sell into R&D credits immediately.
- Salt Lake City opened June 3, 2024, extending Western sales reach.
- Repeat business above 85% stabilizes revenue through tax-law cycles.
What critics are saying
- Bonus depreciation falls to 0% after 2026, shrinking core demand.
- IRS audits of aggressive cost segregation create costly defense burdens.
- Large tax firms can bundle similar services and compress MSC pricing.
What makes ms consultants unique
- MSC’s cost segregation engine is its core moat since 1996.
- Tax Credit Hero acquisition on December 3, 2024 adds R&D automation.
- Twelve offices and 300 CPA relationships create national distribution depth.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Flexible Work Hours
Hybrid Work Options
Remote Work Options
Company News
MS Consultants (MSC) has acquired Tax Credit Hero, a cloud-based platform founded in 2021 by Stephen Tsai and others, which automates R&D tax credit studies for CPAs, tax consultants, and businesses. This acquisition enhances MSC's service offerings in the tax credit space, aiming to maximize customer incentives through technology. Co-founder Tsai emphasizes the partnership's potential for further innovation in automating tax services.
The Tax Credit Hero platform easily connects customers with automated solutions that work to amass specialty R&D tax credits and incentives to provide cost savings for businesses.
The agency works with companies across the manufacturing and machinery, technology, food, pharmaceutical, mining, architecture, engineering, and agriculture industries, as well as with other professional service providers.