JERRY L. WISDOM, PPS is the Personal Property Appraisal Manager for Total Assessment Solutions Corp (TASC). TASC, an Arkansas based corporation, is an appraisal firm that contracts with county governments in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Idaho and New Mexico. Currently he and his staff are responsible for valuing over 20 billion dollars of personal property in 5 states annually.
Mr. Wisdom began his career in 1979 for Continental Emsco, an oilfield supply company. After serving 5 years he began his own supply company, J.W. Pump & Supply Co. His company expanded to 3 stores located in the Oklahoma panhandle before leaving to pursue other business opportunities. Since 1996 he has developed a specialty service in the discovery, auditing, mapping, and appraisal of oil and gas pipelines, gas plants, compressor stations, communication equipment, drilling rigs, electric generation and other related personal property equipment specifically for county assessors. Mr. Wisdom is also Vice President – Asset Manager and serves on the Board of Directors for Jo-Allyn Oil Company. He has experience in buying & selling oil & gas wells, equipment and reserves. Mr. Wisdom has over 40 years of experience in this sector of the oil field.
Jerry has been involved in over 60 county wide projects in 7 states, finding billions of dollars of non-reported or omitted personal property assets for tax assessors. Winning one U.S. Supreme Court case concerning natural gas in storage collecting millions of tax dollars for Oklahoma Counties. In 2008 Jerry developed all cost tables for oil & gas equipment for the State of Colorado Basic Equipment Lists (BELS). He has been recognized as an expert witness in the valuation of oil & gas equipment, and he holds the Personal Property Specialist Appraisal designation with the IAAO, (International Association of Assessing Officers).
Jerry has instructed Oil & Gas Identification and Valuation classes in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas and Idaho. He has also assisted in the valuations of Wind Generation assets in Oklahoma since 2010. Currently TASC has contracts with 22 of the 25 Counties in Oklahoma to value these for 2020 tax year.