Cost Segregation on Single Family Home (SFH)

[Julio Gonzalez]

$46,951.42 tax savings in the first year

If a Cost Segregation Study had not been performed on this $245,800 Single Family Home located in Cross Plains, Tennessee, it would have had first year depreciation of approximately $9,100. Thanks to the Cost Segregation Study, the property investors accelerated the depreciation that the first year depreciation was approximately $56,000.

Reclassification

The use of the accelerated depreciation strategy helps real estate investors to reduce the tax liability immediately which therefore increases their bottom line due to the offsetting of income. An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provides support for the property tax appeals process. Additionally, it can help maximize renovations and improvements.

A Cost Segregation study is an IRS approved federal income tax tool that increases near term cash flow by utilizing shorter recovery periods for depreciation to accelerate return on investment. For newly constructed, purchased or renovated properties and also retroactive generally over the last 10 years, building components are properly classified into individual units of property and accurate recovery periods for computing depreciation deductions. The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.

[Adrienne Green]

Thanks for highlighting the benefits of cost segregation, @Julio Gonzalez!  I'm in the midst of doing this on my rental properties, and the tax benefits are fabulous!  Definitely something that should be on every investor's radar.