Meet the Team
By using cost segregation for apartment buildings, you’re freeing up income in the first few years of ownership, often when investors are breaking even.
Trent Erickson
Partner and Tax Expert
Trent is a graduate of the University of Phoenix with a BS in Business Administration and an emphasis in accounting. With 27+ years of experience in accounting, income taxation, business tax consulting, taxpayer representation in IRS and governmental agency disputes, and over 18 years in cost segregation services.
Trent grew up in a commercial construction family and has extensive construction experience. His background led him to the intriguing field of cost segregation. With his accounting experience and tax expertise, it became a perfect fit. By providing cost segregation services to his clients, Trent has been able to save his clients literally millions of tax dollars by accelerating depreciation periods using IRS-approved standards.
Trent and his wife have 5 children. He is actively involved in Scouting programs and is a huge college football fan, especially for the ASU Sun Devils.
Daniel Woolston
Partner & Attorney
After earning his degree in Political Science and Communications from Brigham Young University, he attended the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
After graduation, Daniel served for two years as a Deputy County Attorney for Yavapai County.
Daniel then spent seven years as a consumer advocacy attorney with Lexington Law. In that role, he helped clients exercise their rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and challenge inaccurate or unfair information on their credit reports. During that same period, he continued serving as a part-time criminal prosecutor for a small Arizona town.
Daniel later joined NCSS as a partner, bringing more than a decade of legal experience to the company. Having an experienced attorney as part of NCSS’s ownership gives clients an added level of confidence when selecting a cost segregation firm. Daniel’s legal background helps NCSS evaluate complex issues, communicate effectively with clients and their professional advisors, and approach every study with precision, sound judgment, and careful attention to detail.
Daniel loves baseball, reading, writing, serving at church, and lifting heavy things.
Chris Kilpatrick
Chief Engineering Officer
Chris is a member of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals and oversees our engineering and take-off departments including site visits, cost estimating, and all project engineering for every client. With 25+ years of experience in construction and blueprint comprehension, Chris’s expertise is a powerful tool to identify and separate assets so that qualifying property can be reallocated to a shorter class life.
His team of cost segregation engineers is proficient in meeting and exceeding all IRS requirements and maximizing taxpayer benefits.
They will find every asset that can be accelerated to a shorter class life, right down to the very screws holding the faceplates on your electrical outlets.
Chris enjoys time with his family, friends, and dogs. He is an experienced woodworker and enjoys time in the sand dunes riding quads.
Brandon Buchholzer
Chief Commercial Officer
Brandon promotes the reach of our brand to real estate professionals and accounting firms across the nation. As the first point of contact, Brandon manages our client relations, sales and marketing departments, and general operations. With over 20 years in B2B and B2C sales, Brandon’s vast knowledge and experience are a strong asset to the team.
Brandon works closely with CPA clients and real estate professionals who have purchased, constructed, renovated, remodeled, restored, or expanded commercial property to help them realize increased tax savings and cash flow benefits by accelerating depreciation.
Brandon and his wife have 5 children. He’s a pianist and piano technician, an accomplished photographer, and enjoys family time, great movies, and weight training.
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