




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 & Development Credits, 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.
Southeast Resources
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 $1.80 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.
Learn MoreFind a Representative experienced in the Southeast Region
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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 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
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[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
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[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

Happy Thanksgiving
11/22/2021We’re so thankful for all of your support throughout the year. We wouldn’t be where we are today without you. We gave thanks this year by donating to the following organizations. If you would like to contribute to any of these groups, we’ve included links below for your convenience. Alzheimer’s Association – Walk to End … Read More

KBKG Atlanta Office Volunteers at City of Refuge
10/22/2021KBKG’s Atlanta office sponsored and volunteered at City of Refuge on October 6th, 2021. The team spent their Wednesday working on a number of projects including cleaning, organizing, sorting snacks for children, sorting donated clothes and supplies, painting rooms, cleaning floors, and moving furniture. City of Refuge is a faith-based environment that helps … Read More

KBKG Tax Insight: Bonus Depreciation for Gas Stations with Convenience Stores
09/08/2021Acquiring or constructing a gas station with a convenience store (“C-store”) can be a lucrative addition to a real estate portfolio. Current rules allow investors to immediately write off all the improvements if certain requirements are met, and the property is placed in service after September 27, 2017. This went into effect after the Tax … Read More

KBKG Tax Insight: Form 3115 May be Used for Changing to ADS Depreciation for Residential Rental Property
06/28/2021The IRS on June 17, 2021 issued Revenue Procedure 2021-28, which provides procedures for taxpayers to change to the alternative depreciation system (“ADS”) for certain residential rental property placed in service prior to January 1, 2018, held by an electing Real Property Trade or Business (RPTOB). KBKG Insight: A RPTOB that made the election under … Read More

KBKG Tax Insight: The American Rescue Plan Extends Employee Retention Tax Credits
03/12/2021We released an update on November 8, 2021. Please see this KBKG Tax Insight for the latest. On Thursday, March 11th, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law. The historic $1.9 Trillion stimulus package expands COVID-19 relief for individuals, families, local governments, and businesses. Specifically, the plan includes updates to the … Read More
![[PRESS RELEASE] KBKG Welcomes Two New Directors to Atlanta-Based Operation [PRESS RELEASE] KBKG Welcomes Two New Directors to Atlanta-Based Operation](https://www.kbkg.com/wp-content/uploads/Press-Release-–-KBKG-Welcomes-Two-New-Directors-to-Atlanta-Based-Operation.jpg)
[PRESS RELEASE] KBKG Welcomes Two New Directors to Atlanta-Based Operation
02/23/2021Atlanta, Georgia – Nationwide tax specialty firm KBKG hired two new Directors, Amar Patel and Ian Williams, as part of their Southeast practice. Both Directors join KBKG with over 25 years of combined experience in Cost Segregation and Research & Development Tax Credits, two key services offered by the firm to CPAs and businesses. As … Read More
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[PRESS RELEASE] KBKG Welcomes Three New Principals to Their Cost Segregation and Research & Development Tax Credit Services
02/10/2021PASADENA, CA, – Nationwide tax specialty firm KBKG promoted Eddie Price to Principal of Cost Segregation Services, as well as Paul McVoy and Jonathan Tucker to Principals of Research & Development Tax Credit Services. Eddie Price leads KBKG’s Cost Segregation practice and oversees KBKG’s Southern region and its Texas-based operations. He is a Certified Cost … Read More

The Differences Between LB&I and SB/SE Research Credit Adjustments
10/29/2020Let’s assume a scenario where you filed for the credit for increasing research (“R&D credit”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) selected your return for examination/audit. At the conclusion of the audit, the IRS has two basic options: a “no change” or a “disallowance.” As much as everyone would like to receive a “no change,” … Read More