Typical cost-seg on a $1M commercial property front-loads $150–300k of depreciation into year one — massive first-year tax shelter. Best paired with bonus depreciation.
Entities & Tax
Cost Segregation Study
An engineering-based analysis that reclassifies parts of a building into shorter depreciation schedules (5, 7, 15 years).
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