Did you know you can do cost segregation on virtually any property? Cost segregation identifies assets and costs within a property in order to accelerate depreciation. In return, this generates ...

As a rule of thumb, investment real estate is purchased for three reasons: income, appreciation and tax shelter. Cash flow and appreciation arguably play the biggest role in determining the worthiness ...

Multifamily investment returns come from three sources: income, appreciation and tax benefits. While income and appreciation are widely understood, the tax benefits tend to be less well known. Real ...

Cost segregation is a powerful tool that can benefit retirees who own commercial properties by optimizing their savings and offsetting taxes — particularly when it comes to converting a traditional ...

Real estate owners have limited options to pull cash out of a 1031 exchange without having to pay income tax. With proper tax planning, this problem can be solved with a cost segregation study. The ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Landlords and tenants often negotiate to make improvements or alterations to nonresidential ...

Earlier this year, a multifamily property owner I advise was assessing a cost segregation study for a recently acquired 180-unit complex. They were leaning toward a provider offering a fully remote ...

A few years ago, a real estate investment group I was advising nearly overlooked a major tax opportunity. They’d been filing depreciation schedules the traditional way, assuming cost segregation was ...

Recently, I received a call from a CPA firm whose client had incorrectly handled a retroactive cost segregation study. In this case, their team did not realize they had to file a Form 3115 in order to ...

Not long ago, I sat down with an investor who owned a portfolio of manufacturing plants, office space, and a few mixed-use developments. For years, they let their general tax provider handle cost ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Better Business Advice has released its comprehensive review of the best cost segregation study services for 2024, featuring two standout firms in the field: Omega ...