How to Mitigate Risk by Choosing the Right Cost Segregation Partner
A cost segregation study can generate significant depreciation deductions, yet the quality of the provider directly affects whether those benefits are…
KBKG Tax Insight: How to Allocate Land vs. Building Values for Investment Property
Follow KBKG on Social Media Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube See If You Qualify Allocating an investment property’s purchase price between land and depreciable improvements directly affects the deductions available to the owner. Land cannot be depreciated, while buildings and qualifying site improvements may be depreciated over their applicable recovery periods. Purchase agreements often specify a single … Read More
The Top Cost Segregation Providers in 2026 (Ranked & Compared)
Looking for the best cost segregation provider to maximize your income tax savings from commercial or residential real estate investments? In this guide, we compared top cost segregation firms based on a number of critical factors including ASCSP certifications, years in business, public review ratings, national reach with brick-and-mortar offices, leadership structure, technology, and breadth of services.
REIT Distribution Planning: How Cost Segregation Creates Deployable Cash
REITs often focus on maximizing shareholder value and maintaining strict compliance with REIT qualification rules. One of the most effective financial planning tools available is cost segregation…
Top Cost Segregation Software Tools
Over the last decade, online cost segregation tools have become extremely popular. While the self-guided tools provide a fast, efficient way to generate cost seg studies for thousands of real estate investors with smaller properties, what is the difference between them and how do they compare to a full cost segregation study…
Demolishing a Building? Cost Segregation Can Preserve Deductions In This Situation
If you are redeveloping a property and planning to demolish the existing building, cost segregation may still help, but only under the right circumstances. Most confusion in this area comes from ignoring timing and intent. If someone buys a property and tears it down…
The 2025 QPP safe harbor is here: NAICS codes and facility layouts decide the outcome
The IRS’s issuance of Notice 2026-16 provides interim guidance on Qualified Production Property (QPP) under IRC §168(n). While much of the notice establishes long-term structural rules, one of the most immediate and practical provisions is the 2025 safe harbor…
Why Pass-Through Entities Need Expert Guidance to Conduct a Cost Segregation Study
Cost Segregation studies are a powerful tax strategy that allows property owners to accelerate depreciation deductions, reduce current tax liability, and improve cash flow by reclassifying components of real property into shorter-lived asset categories. However, pass-through entities such as…
QPP eligibility update: When a related-party lease still counts as “your use”
For the past six months, one of the most common questions surrounding Qualified Production Property (QPP) has been: “Can we still qualify if our real estate is owned by a holding company and leased to our operating company?” Notice 2026-16 provides long-awaited clarity…
New IRS guidance for QPP – 100% write-off for U.S. production facilities
With 2025 tax filing season underway, the IRS has issued Notice 2026-16, providing interim guidance on the 100% bonus depreciation allowance for Qualified Production Property (QPP) under IRC §168(n). For taxpayers who placed qualifying industrial or manufacturing property in service after July 4, 2025, or who began construction after January 19, 2025, this guidance…
Return of Component Election for Bonus Depreciation Creates Major Tax Savings for Self-Constructed Projects
Taxpayers who started construction on any project prior to the 100% Bonus Depreciation change on January 20, 2025, may be stuck with 40% Bonus Depreciation, unless this new election is filed. IRS Notice 2026-11 was released on January 14, 2026, offering interim guidance under…
Why Pass-Through Entities Need Expert Guidance to Conduct a Cost Segregation Study
Cost Segregation studies are a powerful tax strategy that allows property owners to accelerate depreciation deductions, reduce current tax liability, and improve cash flow by reclassifying components of real property into shorter-lived asset categories. However, pass-through entities such as…
KBKG Launches CostSegregation.com, the Next-Generation of DIY Cost Segregation Software for Residential and Commercial Properties
PASADENA, CA – November 3rd, 2025 – KBKG, a leading provider of specialty tax solutions, announces the launch of Cost Seg Pro™, its most advanced cost segregation software yet. Cost Seg Pro™ allows both residential and commercial property investors to complete studies in minutes, starting at $495 per report. A Smarter, Faster Way to Complete … Read More
How Real Estate Professional Status Impacts Cost Segregation Tax Savings
See If You Qualify Follow KBKG on Social Media Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube See If You Qualify By Malik Javed | Principal, Cost Segregation When real estate investors look for ways to reduce tax liability, Cost Segregation stands out as one of the most powerful strategies available. By accelerating depreciation deductions, property owners can unlock … Read More
Understanding Depreciation Recapture: What Real Estate Owners Need to Know
Follow KBKG on Social Media Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube See if you qualify By Malik Javed | Principal, Cost Segregation Owners of rental or commercial real estate have likely claimed depreciation deductions on their tax returns. While these deductions provide annual tax savings, upon sale of the property, the IRS may recapture some of those … Read More
Deep Dive: Manufacturing QPP Expensing Rules – Defining “Used by the Taxpayer”
Follow KBKG on Social Media Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube By Lester Cook | Principal, Cost Segregation Who Can Claim QPP? Why “Used by the Taxpayer” is the Next Big Test IRC §168(n), introduced under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, allows full expensing on certain real property used in qualified production. This new category is … Read More
Opportunity Zones and Cost Segregation: What Works and What Doesn’t Under the Latest Tax Law
Follow KBKG on Social Media Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube By Eddie Price| Principal, Cost Segregation With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Opportunity Zones (OZ) have shifted from a temporary incentive to a permanent fixture, fundamentally altering how real estate investors should approach tax strategy. The bill creates new benefits specific … Read More
How Manufacturers Can Now Fully Expense Their Facilities and Real Property
Follow KBKG on Social Media Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube By Lester Cook | Principal, Cost Segregation The 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduced a significant opportunity for domestic manufacturers with the creation of Qualified Production Property (QPP) under new IRC §168(n). This new category allows eligible taxpayers to fully expense certain real estate … Read More
Real Estate Incentives Revitalized: What the OBBBA Means for Developers, Investors, and Owners
Follow KBKG on Social Media Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube By Lester Cook | Principal, Cost Segregation The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, permanently restores and enhances key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. From 100% bonus depreciation and qualified production property expensing to Opportunity … Read More
OBBB Tax Bill Makes 100% Bonus Depreciation Permanent – What You Need to Know
Follow KBKG on Social Media Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube By Amar Patel | Principal, Cost Segregation Real estate investors know that tax strategies can make all the difference in maximizing profits. One of the most powerful, yet underutilized, tools available is the short-term rental (STR) loophole. This allows real estate investors to utilize property-related rental losses … Read More