Kent is an owner and founder of SALT Solutions and has been working in State and Local Tax for 25 years. He has been involved in the taxation of a multitude of property / business types including over 400 hospitals plus thousands of hotels, golf courses, industrial, warehouse, office buildings, and more. He holds the highest designations as it relates to appraisal, valuation and State and Local Tax. They include the MAI from the Appraisal Institute, ASA in real property from the American Society of Appraisers, ASA in appraisal review and management from the American Society of Appraisers and CMI from the Institute for Professionals in Taxation. He was a member of the 2011 IPT Symposium Committee and presented during the hotel / healthcare breakout session on various topics and issues surrounding the valuation of these complex properties as it relates to tax.