# HdL Companies

> HdL Companies combines tax audits, revenue administration, municipal consulting and cloud software for U.S. cities, counties and special districts. Its specialists identify reporting and allocation errors, help businesses comply with local taxes, and give finance teams data for forecasting and planning.

- **Founded:** 1983
- **Headquarters:** Brea, United States
- **Founders:** Robert Hinderliter (Founder; former city manager and finance director), Lloyd de Llamas (Co-founder; joined as 50% owner in 1987)
- **Products:** HdL Prime, Sales, Use & Transactions Tax, HdL Coren & Cone, Business License & Tax, Lodging Tax
- **Notable:** Company homepage reports more than $4 billion recovered for clients cumulatively; this is client revenue, not HdL revenue., Company reports a 99.6% client retention rate without a published measurement period on the homepage., Expanded geographically through Sales Tax Assurance (2017), PREMA (2018) and DataMax assets (2023).

## Products & services

- **HdL Prime** — Cloud software for business licensing, local taxes, registrations and online taxpayer transactions.
- **Sales, Use & Transactions Tax** — Allocation and reporting audits, recovery, analysis, forecasts and client data access.
- **HdL Coren & Cone** — Property tax audits, projections, bond consulting, disclosure and special assessment services.
- **Business License & Tax** — Outsourced administration, discovery, compliance, collections, municipal code review and fee studies.
- **Lodging Tax** — Hotel and short-term rental discovery, licensing, education, audits and tax administration.
- **Cannabis Compliance** — Regulatory consulting, inspections, financial audits and tax administration where cannabis activity is legal.
- **ECONSolutions** — Economic development plans, market analytics, business attraction and financial analysis.
- **Rental Registration** — Municipal rental housing registration support and technology.
- **Utility Users Tax** — Utility tax and franchise fee administration and compliance support.

## Achievements

- Company homepage reports more than $4 billion recovered for clients cumulatively; this is client revenue, not HdL revenue.
- Company reports a 99.6% client retention rate without a published measurement period on the homepage.
- Expanded geographically through Sales Tax Assurance (2017), PREMA (2018) and DataMax assets (2023).

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — September 11: Richard Park became President and CFO; Andy Nickerson remained CEO, according to HdL’s announcement.
- **2026-09** — September 29: Published guidance on five signals finance leaders should monitor before budget reviews.
- **2026-07** — Published a July 7 article on Santa Barbara streaming-service taxation and utility users tax.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hdlcompanies.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hdl-companies/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hdlsoftware
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hjrLALz99Y
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/HdLCompanies/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01