Private Railcar Tax Preparation Survey Question Title * 1. How many cars does your company own or lease? Under 250 251-500 501-1,000 1,001-5000 >5,000 Question Title * 2. Who currently prepares your private railcar tax filings? In-house accounting/finance team CPA or outside tax advisor 3PL that includes tax prep service Specialized tax prep service Tax prep software Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. What are the biggest challenges you face with railcar tax filings? (Use the arrows or drag and drop to place options in order from most to least) Question Title * 4. How much time does your team typically spend each year preparing managing tax returns for railcars? (includes preparing, filing, admin of all communication, and paying the bills) Less than 40 hours 40–80 hours 80-120 hours 120+ hours Question Title * 5. Do you currently rely on manual spreadsheets for part of the tax prep process? Yes No Question Title * 6. What information about your railcars is hardest to keep organized? Ownership records UMLER and original purchase data Mileage/use data Maintenance records Tax-related data (apportionment, state usage, etc.) Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. If a system could automate one part of railcar tax preparation, what would be most valuable? Gathering and storing mileage data annually Updating fleet and UMLER data Calculating apportionment by state Automatically generating returns with automatic calculations and in the right format Reminders for deadlines Audit-ready reporting Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. We aim to cover what matters most, but every team has unique needs. If there’s something we didn’t ask about that matters to your business, or any additional comments, we’d love to hear it. Done