Is a Cost Segregation Study Worth Investigating?
Quick answer
A cost segregation study analyzes property components for depreciation treatment. Whether acceleration helps depends on your basis, tax position, use of deductions, study costs and future disposition.
Questions before commissioning a study
- What is the depreciable basis after excluding land?
- Can I currently use accelerated deductions?
- What methods, deliverables and professional qualifications are involved?
- What are the fees, implementation needs and recapture implications?
- How are prior returns and accounting-method changes handled?
This site does not estimate dollar savings from property price alone.
Primary source
IRS Publication 946: Depreciation. Confirm how it applies to your tax year and circumstances before acting.