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Paradigm Partners Expands Inside Sales Department

Cost Segregation for Manufacturers

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Paradigm Partners Expands Inside Sales Department

September 3, 2008

Houston, TX - Paradigm Partners announced today the expansion of their Inside Sales Department. Brian Cameron, Executive Vice President of Business Development, explained, "Due to our rapid growth over the last year, the Inside Sales Department needed to expand to meet our increased sales objectives for 2009 and beyond."

Lauren Meagher has joined the company as Inside Sales Consultants. "I am very excited to have Lauren on board because she brings over 15 years of inside and outside sales experience.

With Lauren's backgrounds she can hit the ground running and become an immediate contributors to the company. Her focus will be adding new clients to our growing customer base that can take advantage of the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit", added Mr. Cameron.

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September, 2008

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Cost Segregation for Manufacturers

Most Manufacturers that own or lease commercial property fail to take advantage of cost segregation, a tax reduction strategy that could generate substantial savings in federal income taxes.

Building costs are generally classified for Federal Income Tax purposes into three categories. Each has a different depreciation recovery period and depreciation method under the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System ("MACRS"):

1) Tangible Personal Property: 5 or 7 Years 200% Declining Balance

2) Land Improvements: 15 Years 150% Declining Balance

3) Real Property: 39 Years Straight-Line

A Cost Segregation Study will help you identify items that should be properly classified as tangible personal property or land improvements, rather than real property that is depreciated over 39 years. The tax benefits begin in the first tax year and continue throughout the depreciable life of the identified assets.