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What Is a Look-Back Study and How Can It Recover Missed Tax Savings?
Commercial property owners often overlook valuable tax savings in the form of deductions available to them at the time of purchase, construction, or renovation. Fortunately, it’s not too late to claim them. Through a Look-Back Study, businesses can retroactively identify, and capture missed depreciation deductions and energy-efficient tax incentives, resulting in significant tax savings. What Is a […]
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How Does a Reverse 1031 Exchange Work? Process and Rules Explained
A reverse 1031 exchange can be a powerful tax strategy […]
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Real Estate Tax Playbook: Strategies Beyond Cost Segregation
When it comes to maximizing tax savings in real estate, […]
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How to Claim Your 179D Tax Deduction
The Section 179D tax deduction, also known as the Energy-Efficient […]
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How to Calculate Depreciation for Land Improvements
When investing in commercial or rental property, it’s important to understand how depreciation works, especially when it comes to land improvements. While land itself is not depreciable, enhancements made to the land can generate valuable tax deductions over time. Here’s how to identify, calculate, and maximize depreciation for land improvements. Why Land Improvements Are Depreciable […]
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What Is IRS Form 7205? Understanding the Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction
IRS Form 7205 is the official form used to claim the Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction. This tax incentive allows commercial building owners and certain designers of government and non-profit projects to claim significant deductions for installing energy-efficient building systems. The deduction can be as high as $5.81 per square foot depending on […]
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The Shrinking Window for Lower Income Taxes with 179D Energy-Efficiency Deductions
As the tax landscape shifts in 2025, organizations planning energy-efficient construction or retrofits must act quickly if they hope to capture long-standing incentives before time runs out. The recent passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) introduces a definitive sunset for the Section 179D deduction, creating both urgency and opportunity for building owners, […]
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De Minimis Safe Harbor Election: How It Impacts Your Tax Deductions
When running a business (or owning real estate), one of the more tedious, and audit-risky, questions is whether an expense should be expensed immediately or capitalized and depreciated over time. The de minimis safe harbor election (under IRS § 1.263(a)-1(f)) offers a helpful shortcut to simplify that decision for many smaller expenditures. Below, you’ll find […]
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Breaking Down the “Big Beautiful Bill”: What It Means for Tax Incentives and Commercial Real Estate
In a landmark legislative win for congressional Republicans and the Trump administration, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” has officially passed both chambers of Congress and is now law. This sweeping reconciliation package cements key provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), expands select deductions, and reshapes the tax and entitlement landscape for […]
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How Does MACRS Depreciation Work Under the Accelerated Cost Recovery System?
The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) is the primary tax depreciation method in the United States. It allows businesses to recover the cost of eligible tangible property more quickly than traditional straight-line depreciation. By accelerating deductions in the early years of an asset’s life, MACRS provides significant tax benefits that can improve cash flow […]
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