Tax laws and regulations are constantly changing, and it can be difficult to keep up with it all. In this blog, CSSI experts share their insights around the most relevant issues and developments impacting your tax situation.
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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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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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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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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