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D. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTING CAPABILITIES McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen takes great pride in our ability to communicate with our clients. We regularly report to our clients on the collection procedures initiated and the collections achieved. Copies of all payout agreements, demand and lienholder letters, suits, judgments, and bankruptcy claims are provided to our clients for informational purposes, but they are not requested to maintain any files for the Firm. As each collection procedure is taken by MVBA, from the first notice of delinquency to the sale of the property, the action is instantaneously recorded on a Collection Activity Report in our computer system. The Collection Activity Report enables us to report the type and date of every collection activity taken on behalf of a client at any time. We provide our clients annually with a Collection Activity Report reflecting the progress of the collection program. These reports can be submitted more frequently upon request. The reports include the following information: (1) Amount of delinquent taxes, penalties and interest collected (2) Number of notices and letters mailed including types and deadlines (3) Number and type of suits filed (real, personal, "bacant and abandoned") (4) Amount of money involved in litigation (5) Number of judgments taken and amounts involved (6) Summary seizure and tax sale activity (7) Number of bankruptcy claims filed and amount of taxes included A graphic report of the collection activity on the delinquent taxes divides the tax accounts into suits, bankruptcy, payouts, research, and other categories, including that most important category, those accounts paid. As part of the Firm's service, we provide opinions regarding property tax problems our clients experience. These opinions are generally in writing, and the Firm is available to follow these up with discussions with the tax office, client administrators, and the governing body of the client. In addition to requested opinions, the Firm has found it beneficial to advise clients of key appellate court decisions or topics of common concern. Each quarter, the Firm publishes the MVBA ViewPoint to keep our clients informed of the latest developments in property taxation. If a significant event occurs, such as the school finance decision, we immediately send an MVBA Bulletin on the subj ect matter. McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen provides a toll-free 800 number to our Denton and Austin office for the use of our clients and their staf£ We welcome the opportunity to meet with client administrators and attend the meetings of the governing body of our clients at any time to discuss property tax collections or other property tax matters. McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen 43