Joe Molina

Overview

Joe Molina is a Principal in Ryan’s Complex Property Tax practice, based in the Firm’s Austin office, where he advises clients on the valuation and assessment of complex, centrally assessed properties. He specializes in telecommunications, pipelines, railroad, and industrial property appraisals, helping organizations manage multistate property tax exposure and achieve defensible ad valorem tax outcomes.

Joe brings deep technical expertise shaped by experience across public accounting, appraisal firms, and state government. His background includes extensive work with cost of capital studies, intangible asset recognition, and valuation modeling for utilities and transportation assets. As a former appraiser and auditor with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Joe offers clients valuable insight into assessment methodologies and regulatory expectations. He is also a frequent speaker on valuation and property tax topics, contributing to professional education and industry dialogue.

Education and Qualifications

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, Southwest Texas State University

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas (Ryan is not a CPA firm.)

Experience & Achievements

Principal, Complex Property Tax, Ryan, Austin office

• Provides multistate property tax representation for telecommunications, utilities, pipelines, railroads, and industrial properties

• Leads valuation analysis and assessment appeal strategies for centrally assessed assets

Senior Appraiser, appraisal firm

• Performed appraisals, cost of capital studies, and intangible valuation for utility and transportation properties

Director of Utility Valuation, regional appraisal firm

Utilities Appraiser, Property Tax Division, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Budget Analyst, Budget and Internal Accounting Division, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Sales and Use Tax Auditor, Audit Division, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Member, Broadband Tax Institute

Member, Institute for Professionals in Taxation