Take the depreciation your property already qualifies for.
A cost segregation study breaks a building into its components and assigns each one the shortest recovery period the tax rules allow. Flooring, cabinetry, specialty electrical, site work, and landscaping often qualify for 5-, 7-, or 15-year lives instead of 27.5 or 39 years. We do the site inspection and component analysis ourselves, the same way we build a reserve study, and deliver a report your CPA can use.
- Engineering-based
- Residential rental
- Short-term rental
- Commercial & multifamily
What's included
Site inspection
We walk the property and document components, finishes, and site improvements with photos and measurements.
Component cost analysis
We allocate your purchase price or construction cost to individual components and separate land, building, and personal property.
Class-life assignment
Each component is assigned a recovery period (5, 7, 15, 27.5, or 39 years) with the supporting rationale documented.
CPA-ready report
An engineering report with the asset detail schedule and depreciation summary, ready for your tax preparer.
Common questions
Who benefits from a cost segregation study?
Owners of income-producing property: long-term and short-term rentals, multifamily, and commercial buildings. The benefit grows with the depreciable basis, so we'll tell you up front whether a study is likely to pay for itself on your property.
I bought the property a few years ago. Is it too late?
Usually not. A look-back study can capture depreciation you missed in prior years through a change in accounting method, without amending past returns. Your CPA files it.
Does my CPA need to be involved?
Yes. We prepare the study; your CPA decides how to apply it on your return, including any bonus depreciation, which depends on when the property was acquired and placed in service.
How is this related to your reserve studies?
Both start with the same thing: a component-by-component inventory of the property. That engineering work is what makes a cost segregation study defensible.
Get a proposal for cost segregation studies.
We'll follow up with a straightforward proposal. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you who is.
- Phone
- 404-558-6085
- info@taylorco.co
- Service area
- Atlanta, GA
- Mailing address
- Brooks, GA 30205