Built to Rent Communities & Cost Segregation: Maximizing Value in Today’s Rental Boom
The built-to-rent (BTR) sector has quickly become one of the most vibrant corners of U.S. real estate investment. For companies like CSSI, which look at real estate-adjacent services (finance, tax, development, etc.), understanding the mechanics and tax levers is essential to evaluating opportunities. Below we’ll define what BTR […]
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263A Adjustment in a Cost Segregation Study: Why It Matters
When conducting a cost segregation study, one essential consideration is […]
100% Bonus Depreciation Is Back! What This Means for Businesses and Commercial Property Owners
After months of speculation and political maneuvering, it’s official: 100% […]
How Cost Segregation Can Reduce Taxes for Golf Course Owners
Owning and maintaining a golf course is capital-intensive, from land […]
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New IRS Guidance on R&D Deductions: What Businesses Need to Know
The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2025-28, providing long-awaited guidance on how businesses must handle research and experimental (R&E) expenditures following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). These rules affect how domestic research costs are deducted or amortized, and they include special provisions for small businesses. What Changed Under OBBBA? Previously, Section 174 required […]
How Cost Segregation Can Maximize Tax Savings for Car Wash Owners
Car wash owners face high upfront costs for construction, equipment, and ongoing upgrades. Fortunately, cost segregation can help accelerate depreciation deductions and free up capital to reinvest in operations. By breaking down a car wash facility into its individual components, this IRS-approved strategy can generate significant tax savings. Understanding Cost Segregation for Car Wash Businesses […]
R&D Tax Credits for Bioscience Companies
The bioscience industry thrives on innovation, from groundbreaking pharmaceuticals and medical devices to agricultural biotechnology and diagnostic tools. But innovation is expensive, and many companies don’t realize they can recover a significant portion of those costs through the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit. For bioscience companies, this incentive can improve cash flow, fund future […]
How to Balance 481a Inventory Adjustments With Cost Segregation
Cost segregation delivers powerful timing benefits, while Section 481(a) inventory adjustments can increase or decrease taxable income when you change accounting methods. Handled together, they can smooth cash flow, reduce surprises, and keep you compliant. Here is how the puzzle pieces fit, and how to make them work for you. What is a 481a Adjustment? […]
Breaking Down Partial Asset Disposition and Qualified Improvement Property
Commercial real estate owners have two powerful tools to accelerate deductions when they renovate or refresh a building. Partial Asset Disposition (PAD) lets you write off the remaining basis of components you remove. Qualified Improvement Property (QIP) lets you rapidly expense many interior remodel costs. Used together, and guided by an engineering-based cost segregation study, […]
Understanding IRS Section 179 and Differentiation from Section 179D
When businesses invest in equipment, vehicles, or building improvements, the IRS offers valuable tax incentives to encourage growth. Two provisions that often come up in this conversation are Section 179 and Section 179D. While their names sound similar, these sections of the tax code apply to very different types of deductions. What Is Section 179? […]
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