Commercial Tax Savings
Bulkmatic Railroad
Fulcrum secured a railroad designation for Bulkmatic despite outsourced switching—delivering an 88.8% tax savings while preserving the client’s existing operational structure.
- Original Tax Bill
- $625,000
- New Tax Bill
- $70,000
- Savings
- 88.8%
How Bulkmatic Railroad Reduced Tax Bill By 88.8%
At a major tank farm in Illinois, Bulkmatic had outsourced its rail switching—an arrangement that might have excluded it from qualifying as a railroad under traditional assumptions. But Fulcrum saw what others missed.
We guided the company through the STB designation process, proving that third-party switching didn’t disqualify them. The result: the site was recognized as a railroad, unlocking an 88.8% reduction in property tax—more than half a million dollars in annual savings—without disrupting Bulkmatic’s operational model.
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Reduce Your Taxes With This One Adjustment.
A free 30‑minute live webinar reveals how one simple re‑designation can cut your property tax bill by 50–85 % and lock in savings for decades.
- ✔Tariffs + Inflation = Squeezed Margins — rail designation is a fast, proven relief valve.
- ✔Immediate, permanent relief — one filing, savings the next tax cycle, no whiplash.
- ✔No risk, no commitment — this is an educational session, not a sales pitch.
- ✔Answers to “Why wouldn’t I?” — we tackle incumbents, timelines, and legalities head‑on.
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We bring decades of experience in trans-state and continental taxation issues, in particular when it comes to how railroad owners are taxed in various classes of transportable goods.
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