Cost Segregation helps owners of commercial real estate save significantly on their federal income taxes. Cost Segregation is a tax planning tool that determines how quickly an owner should be depreciating the property for income tax purposes, five years, seven years, 15 years, 27.5 years or 39 years.

The Internal Revenue Service allows owners of commercial properties to accelerate depreciation on their real estate, which will result in reducing the property owners taxable income levels.

Whether you are constructing a new building, expanding an existing building or renovating your current property, you can significantly increase your cash flow by accelerating the depreciation of your property. The same process can be applied to past purchases, leasehold improvements, 1031 Exchanges and step-up in basis of currently owned property.

At ELB Consulting, Inc., we take pride in our 20 plus years of industry experience and maximizing tax opportunities for our clients. Experience truly makes a difference.

Collectively, ELB Consulting has completed over 9,000 studies ranging in size from small office remodels to billion dollar high tech manufacturing plants. Our skilled staff of cost segregation specialists use the engineering methodology to produce thorough, accurate and defendable cost segregation studies.

A Cost Segregation study is an in-depth analysis of the costs incurred to build, acquire or renovate a real estate holding.

The primary goal of a cost segregation study is to identify all construction-related costs and "segregate" those which qualify for accelerated income tax depreciation. Small or large, your business can save money with a cost segregation study, typically many times the amount you invest.