Engineering-based cost segregation studies
We run the engineering study that moves a building's short-life components into 5-, 7- and 15-year property, so the owner can take the deduction now instead of over 27.5 or 39 years.
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What a study does
A building bought as one number depreciates as one number. An engineering study takes it apart: the cabinetry, the dedicated electrical, the site improvements, the specialty plumbing, the finishes. Each of those has its own recovery period, and with 100% bonus depreciation back, the reclassified share can be taken in year one.
How we work
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 | You send the closing statement, the property details and any construction or renovation invoices. |
| 2 | We run the engineering analysis and reconcile every component to the depreciable basis. |
| 3 | You get a component-level report with the schedule, the citations and the methodology, in days rather than weeks. |
Working with CPAs and advisors
Most of our work arrives through the client's own tax advisor. You stay the advisor: we do the engineering, support the report if it is ever examined, and can co-brand it. There is no fee to refer.
How the referral arrangement works →
Sample studies
If you want to see the deliverable before anything else, the sample reports are here — real studies with the addresses and owner details removed.
Get in touch. Reply to any email from us, call (213) 444-2776, or write to [email protected].