Jan 24, 2018
As reported in our December 2017 publication of Insights, the U.S. Senate proposed shortening the depreciation of long-lived real property from 27.5 & 39-year to 25-years, which was not outlined in the U.S. House of Representatives version of the “Tax Cuts and...
Dec 11, 2017
As part of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, the Senate is proposing shortening the depreciation of real property to 25-years. A shortening of the real property tax life from 27.5-years for commercial residential real estate and 39-years commercial non-residential real...
Oct 12, 2017
Over time, certain assets, such as machinery, equipment and other tangible personal property become less valuable. An automobile is a common example of an asset that loses value over time. The loss in value can be due to three forms of obsolescence; physical,...
Jun 1, 2017
A Cost Segregation Study (“Study”) is often described as “a tax study to lower federal and state income taxes for newly constructed or acquired buildings and site improvements” or “the reclassification of real property from long-lived property to short-lived property...
Apr 1, 2017
The average passenger automobile has over 30,000 individual parts, a modern 747 has over 6 million parts, and the now retired NASA space shuttle contained over 2.5 million moving parts. It is impossible to calculate the combined labor, materials, logistics, research...
Feb 1, 2017
A proper understanding of the depreciation of building components and site improvements of acquired properties is key to developing a qualified cost segregation study and limiting unwanted audit exposure. The IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide (IRS Cost...
Mar 1, 2010
There has been much debate over the years concerning open-air parking structures and whether the structure, for depreciation purposes, should be depreciated as 39-year nonresidential real property or 15-year land improvements. The Internal Revenue Service Large and...
