Cost Segregation Studies

If you own Real Estate, you may be missing a valuable opportunity for substantial tax savings!

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, in conjunction with our alliance partners, can help you identify tax savings opportunities by performing a Cost Segregation Study.

• Do you own depreciable real property acquired in 1987 or later?
• Are you constructing or purchasing real property?
• Are you expanding your existing facility?
• Do you have extensive leasehold improvements?
• Are you in a partnership that has added or lost a partner?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, contact us for a free initial consultation to unlock your property's tax savings opportunities.

Opportunities for Cost Segregation Studies

IRS rulings and procedures, as well as court cases, make it possible to realize significant tax savings through accelerating the depreciation of real property costs. Without a cost segregation study, these costs are generally depreciated over as much as 39 years, but our cost segregation studies may provide you with the opportunity to accelerate the depreciable lives of parts of your buildings to as little as five, seven and 15 years. The trained professionals at CB&H can identify these costs through a cost segregation study that can help you recognize valuable tax benefits.

Benefits of Cost Segregation Studies

The benefit of a cost segregation study comes from the acceleration of tax deductions and the cash flow generated by those deductions. Through the time-value of money, a tax deduction today is worth significantly more than it will be in the future.

Greater Depreciation Deductions = Greater Tax Savings

= Greater Cash Flow

Cost segregation studies are not limited to property currently being constructed or purchased. Any building built or acquired in 1987 or later may qualify for the valuable tax savings a study can yield. If your property was previously depreciated over a longer life, you may be able to “catch up” the additional depreciation expense identified by a cost segregation study immediately. Cost segregation studies have helped our clients save taxes and added thousands to their bottom lines.

• Apartment buildings
• Auto dealerships
• Grocery stores
• Golf courses
• Healthcare facilities
• Hotels/motels/resorts
• Industrial complexes
• Office buildings
• Manufacturing plants
• Nursing homes
• Restaurants
• Shopping centers
• Storage facilities

Sample Results of Recent Studies