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Erica Seppala

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Expertise: Accounting, QuickBooks, Payroll, Business Funding, POS

Education: AA Liberal Studies, Limestone University

Erica began writing on small business topics in 2008. She joined Merchant Maverick in 2018 and focuses on loans, accounting, and POS. She is a Certified ProAdvisor for QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Payroll. She has been cited in MSN, Reader’s Digest, Vox, U.S. News & World Report, and Real Simple. She is a graduate of Limestone University and resides in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Best Cost Segregation Companies

A cost segregation company specializes in assessing property components for accelerated depreciation, which minimizes tax liabilities for real estate owners. Some companies may also offer additional tax credit services to help businesses save even more on their income tax returns. In this post, we’ve selected the best cost segregation companies to help you accelerate depreciation on your commercial or investment property.

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Dec 4, 2023 Filed under: Cost Segregation
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Duffy+Duffy Cost Segregation Services Review

Pros Free feasibility analysis Uses an engineering-based approach to cost segregation Decades of experience in cost segregation Cons No additional tax services Lack of client reviews What Is Duffy+Duffy? Duffy+Duffy Cost Segregation Services, LLC is a leading cost segregation firm in the U.S. The company’s team of CPAS, estimators, and engineers conduct cost segregation studies […]

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Dec 5, 2023 Filed under: Cost Segregation
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Engineered Tax Services Review

Engineered Tax Services is a specialty tax firm that has helped clients claim millions of tax credits and incentives since the company’s establishment in 2001. Engineered Tax Services boasts a team of accountants, attorneys, engineers, and scientists to help businesses with cost segregation, research and development (R&D) credits, employee retention tax credits (ERC), and other tax services.

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Dec 5, 2023 Filed under: Cost Segregation

KBKG Review

Pros Free feasibility analysis for cost segregation Free tax calculators Numerous services & software to claim tax credits & incentives Tax services available nationwide Excellent public reputation Cons Fees not disclosed online (not uncommon in the industry) What Is KBKG? KBKG is a tax consulting firm that has helped its clients claim over $1 billion […]

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Dec 5, 2023 Filed under: Cost Segregation
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What Is A Cost Segregation Study?

A cost segregation study gathers information that is used to maximize depreciation on commercial and investment properties. A cost segregation study gives an in-depth look at various components of the property (everything from appliances to landscaping) to determine costs that can be depreciated over a shorter period of five, seven, or 15 years. A cost segregation study is also crucial for property owners who want to recover costs more quickly in the first year with bonus depreciation.

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Dec 5, 2023 Filed under: Cost Segregation

What Is Cost Segregation?

Cost segregation is a tax strategy that property owners can use to accelerate the depreciation of a commercial or investment property. Cost segregation allows for certain components of the property to be depreciated over a shorter timeline of five, seven, or 15 years. This accelerated depreciation can lower a property owner’s tax liability and increase cash flow.

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Dec 5, 2023 Filed under: Cost Segregation

How To Do A Cost Segregation Study

The easiest and most accurate way to do a cost segregation study is by hiring a cost segregation company. Your cost segregation team should include CPAs, engineers, and other experts. It is possible to do a cost segregation study yourself; however, we don’t recommend going this route.

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Dec 5, 2023 Filed under: Cost Segregation
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CSSI Review

CSSI has a solid reputation among property owners for its cost segregation services. The company places an emphasis on compliance and following regulations as it performs its cost seg studies, which is key to avoiding mistakes on your federal tax return and navigating an IRS audit.

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Dec 5, 2023 Filed under: Cost Segregation