KBKG Southeast
At KBKG, we are passionate about helping business owners and accounting professionals across the Southeast region. Our value-added tax services include Cost Segregation, Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit, Green Building Tax Incentives (179D & 45L), Transfer Pricing, IC-DISC, and more.
Southeast-based KBKG professionals work with engineers and tax experts from our Headquarters to perform thousands of tax projects resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits for our clients.
Our employees are a group of passionate people who care about their communities. Our Southeast office is actively involved in numerous community outreach and charitable organizations.
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Federal credit worth approximately 6.5% of wages related to designing, developing and improving processes, formulae, and software. See below for map outlining R&D benefits by state.
Learn More View MapTaxpayers often capitalize major building expenditures that could be claimed as current year deductions for repairs and maintenance such as HVAC units, roofs, parking lots and more.
Learn MoreEvaluating a company's entire fixed asset schedule will identify assets that can depreciate over a shorter tax life. Taxpayers utilizing the book method of accounting for tax are not maximizing their available deductions.
Learn MoreThe Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) was created as part of the CARES Act to encourage businesses to continue paying employees by providing a credit to the eligible employer for wages paid to eligible employees.
Learn MoreWe assist US and international companies in establishing, documenting, and defending transfer pricing practices for the IRS and international tax authorities.
Learn MoreAny building improvement over $750,000 should be reviewed for proper classification of the individual components for tax depreciation.
Newly constructed or renovated apartments, condos, and tract home developments that meet certain criteria are eligible for a $2,000 credit per unit.
Learn moreFederal deduction worth up to $5/per square foot of energy efficient buildings. Available to architects, engineers, design/build contractors and building owners.
Learn MoreThe Interest Charge Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC) offers significant Federal income tax savings for making or distributing US products for export.
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KBKG Southeast professionals work with engineers and tax experts from our headquarters to perform thousands of tax projects that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits for our clients in the Southeast and across the country. Please see below for a partial list of clients located in the region.
Recent News from the Southeast
KBKG Promotes Amar Patel to Principal of Cost Segregation
01/09/2023PASADENA, Calif. – KBKG, a tax credits and incentives consulting firm, has announced the promotion of Amar Patel to Principal of Cost Segregation. Patel is based out of the firm’s Southeast office and most recently spent the past two years as the Director of Cost Segregation. “Amar and I have known each other our entire … Read More
KBKG to Attend and Exhibit at the TSCPA Federal Tax Conference
11/22/2022Our Regional Directors, Chad Niehaus, and Matt Kemp represented KBKG at the TSCPA Federal Tax Conference. This conference took place from November 16th to 18th in Franklin, Tennessee. About the TSCPA Federal Tax Conference Co-sponsored by TSCPA and the Tennessee Federal Tax Institute, the Tennessee Federal Tax Conference convenes national and local tax leaders to … Read More
KBKG Welcomes Matt Kemp as Regional Director of Business Development in the Southeast
11/15/2022Pasadena, Calif. – KBKG, a tax credits and incentives consulting firm, welcomes Matt Kemp as its Regional Director of Business Development in the Southeast. Kemp joins KBKG after spending seven years in business development operations for a forensic expert witness firm. In his role, Kemp will focus on supporting current clients, while building new relationships … Read More
KBKG Welcomes David Turpin as Southeast Regional Director of Business Development
11/14/2022Pasadena, Calif. – November 14, 2022 – KBKG, a tax credits and incentives consulting firm, welcomes David Turpin as its Southeast Regional Director of Business Development. Turpin comes to KBKG with more than 15 years of experience in the accounting and financial services industry. In his role, Turpin will nurture and support relationships with KBKG’s … Read More
KBKG to Attend and Exhibit at the Georgia Tax Forum
11/01/2022Our Senior Manager, Jessica Bowen, Account Manager, Sade Kolade, Robert Palmer, and Tristan Rulli are exhibiting at the Georgia Tax Forum 2022. The conference is taking place from Wednesday, November 2, 2022, to Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the GSCPA Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia. About the Georgia Tax Forum The Georgia Tax Forum is … Read More
KBKG Tax Insight: IRS To Target Abusive ERTC Claims. Analysis of Government Shutdown & Supply Chain Rules
10/07/2022Important Update as of Tuesday, March 7, 2023: The IRS issues renewed warning on Employee Retention Credit claims; false claims generate compliance risk for people and businesses claiming credit improperly. As Featured in Accounting Today One of the biggest issues being discussed by the IRS, Congress, and the AICPA are the millions of businesses that … Read More
KBKG to Exhibit at the GSCPA Southeastern Accounting Show
08/11/2022Our Regional Directors Chad Niehaus and Matt Kemp are exhibiting at the GSCPA Southeastern Accounting Show. The conference is taking place from Wednesday, August 24, 2022, to Thursday, August 25, 2022, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. About the GSCPA Southeastern Accounting Show The Southeastern Accounting Show (SEAS) is GSCPA’s premier event, providing … Read More
KBKG Tax Insight: Changes to Recently Amended Texas Franchise Tax Regulations
06/27/2022Published on June 10, 2022, Texas Register, the Texas Comptroller proposed revisions to the recently amended Texas franchise tax regulations surrounding the Texas sales and use tax exemption and the Texas franchise R&D tax credit. These revisions soften the Internal Use Software (IUS) and Combined Group definitions after receiving overwhelming feedback surrounding the Texas franchise … Read More
KBKG to Speak and Exhibit at FICPA MEGA CPE Conference
06/03/2022Research & Development Tax Credit Principal, Jonathan Tucker and Director, Ian Williams will be speaking on Research and Development Tax Credits Overview and Recent Updates. Their presentation is taking place on Thursday, June 9th from 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM. Regional Director, Chad Niehaus is speaking in a 25-minute Ted-Talk, a new way of presenting … Read More
KBKG Tax Insight: IRS and Treasury Release Rev. Proc. 2022-14 Earlier This Year
05/20/2022The IRS and Treasury released Rev. Proc. 2022-14 earlier this year, updating and superseding the current list of automatic method changes. Background Taxpayers generally cannot change from an established accounting method to a different method unless they first obtain IRS consent to change from the established accounting method. Taxpayers must obtain IRS consent to change … Read More
Breaking News: Senate Moves to Preserve R&D Expensing & Expand Research Credit
05/09/2022A motion to instruct conferees of the America COMPETES/USICA competitiveness bills by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) was agreed to 90-5 on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The bill called for preserving R&D expensing, rather than the IRC Section 174 five-year amortization that took effect this year, and an expansion of the R&D tax credit for small … Read More
KBKG to Speak at SCACPA Spring Splash Conference 2022
05/02/2022Our Research and Development Tax Credit Director, Ian Williams, is speaking while Principal, Jonathan Tucker, and Regional Director Chad Niehaus are representing KBKG at the SCACPA Spring Splash Conference 2022. This event takes place from May 12th and May 13th in Spartanburg, SC. Our Southeast team specializes in Cost Segregation, Green Building Tax Incentives (45L … Read More
[PRESS RELEASE] KBKG Expands Atlanta Footprint with Office in Buckhead
04/22/2022After five years in the north Atlanta metro region, the firm has moved operations inside the city’s perimeter to better serve surrounding businesses. Nationwide tax specialty firm KBKG has recently moved its existing Atlanta metro operations from the original Alpharetta location to the heart of Atlanta’s Buckhead business district. The firm’s southeast team has upgraded … Read More
[Updated] KBKG Tax Insight: R&D Tax Credits – Protective 280C(c)(3) Elections
01/07/2022Updated January 7, 2022 The Section 41 Research Credit was enacted in 1981 as a temporary code section and made permanent with the passage of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (“PATH”) Act of 2015. The research credit is an incentive providing taxpayers across all industries, performing qualified activities, the opportunity to reduce their tax … Read More