UNITED STATES — Extra Space Storage Inc. (Extra Space), the second largest self-storage unit operator in the U.S., has selected Paradigm Tax Group (Paradigm) to represent approximately 600 of Extra Space’s properties located in 20 states. The assignment will consist of a variety of property tax services including real and personal property tax consulting, personal property compliance, tax bill processing, pre-acquisition due diligence, budgeting and tax estimates. “Efficiency and transparency were two crucial factors when outlining a successful partnership with Extra Space,” said Mark Wanic, CEO at Paradigm Tax Group. “Ascend, our technology platform, gives us the ability to provide benchmarking, analytics, and the automated standardized deliverables necessary to provide a full-service outsource for their expansive national portfolio.”