Cost Segregation

CSSI® The Nation’s Premier Provider of Cost Segregation Studies

Commercial Property Owners Are Saving Significant Tax Dollars By Utilizing Our Services
CSSI® understands that there are many factors to consider when choosing your cost segregation provider. You want to make the decision that is right for you and your business, and we are here to help.

Since 2003, CSSI® has completed over 30,000 cost segregation studies providing our clients millions in income tax savings. All of our studies are completed in-house at our corporate office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Our team of professionals works diligently to provide you with the best possible outcome, whether you are a one-building business owner or a full-time real estate investor.

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What Is A Cost Segregation Study?
A cost segregation study is a set of calculations created by an independent firm with extensive tax and construction knowledge. CSSI® creates an engineering-based cost segregation study by analyzing your building and its assets within U.S. tax code guidelines. When an engineering-based study is performed, actual cost records and construction documents are reviewed, when available, and a site visit is completed. A quality cost segregation study should include the 13 points outlined within U.S. tax code. Our methodical approach identifies individual components of your commercial property, which are included in your detailed cost segregation study.
How Does A Cost Segregation Study Work?
Most buildings are depreciated over 27.5- or 39-years. A cost segregation study re-categorizes a portion of your building into 5-, 7- or 15-year class lives. When the usable lives of these items are accelerated, your taxable income is reduced, thus, reducing your income taxes. Within the first five years of building ownership, you could save up to $100,000 for every $1 million in building costs. Cost segregation has been recommended by the AICPA and many leading financial publications, including the Journal of Accountancy.
Continuing Education Events By CSSI® For CPA Firms
CSSI® offers live in-person or live web-based CPE presentations* in the area of building depreciation and tax laws that benefit commercial property owners, investors, and tenants who improve their property. These presentations can be provided for your CPA firm or CPA society. Discover the benefits of allowing CSSI® to be your cost segregation calculation expert. CSSI® can tailor the presentations to fit your needs. If you are new to a topic, CSSI® can cover it from the beginning or fill in the blanks if you are experts in any given area. Our CPE presentations are always conducted live with a Q&A session. Our one- and two-hour CPE certificates are sent via email within ten business days of the presentation and archived for your convenience.

CSSI® The Nation’s Premier Provider of Cost Segregation Studies

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