An overview of Cost Segregation benefits & methodology
Real estate developers and investors who construct, acquire, or rehab/renovate commercial real estate property (residential rental or income generating commercial property) can realize significant tax savings and increased cash flow via an engineered cost segregation...
Tax Changes are Looming: Consider Tax Strategy Now
The time is right for tax planning and forecasting. You should be considering tax strategy now. The new Biden-Harris administration ran on a platform that included increasing taxes and making the wealthy pay their fair share. The “rich” were an easy target for them to...
Is 2021 a good year to do a cost segregation study?
Let us briefly define cost segregation first. If you are unaware, cost segregation is a tax strategy used to accelerate depreciation. Thus, reducing your tax liability and increasing your cash flow. A properly done Cost Segregation Study (CSS) will identify all...
Cost Segregation: Multifamily Case Study
Investors Benefit From 100% Bonus Depreciation ELB Consulting was engaged to conduct its “fully engineered and accounted” cost segregation study on this multifamily property, so the investors can benefit from 100% bonus depreciation. Without Cost Segregation Benefits...
EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT (ERTC)
DO WE QUALIFY? The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) as amended by the Consolidated Appropriation Act (CAA2021) offers much needed tax relief. Essentially it's phase two CARES Act. Understanding updates and amendments to legislation can be challenging. There is...
UPDATE: 179D and 45L Incentives Extended
179D and 45L Incentives Extended: The latest coronavirus relief bill, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” (CAA 2021), passed on December 21, 2020. It made two key changes that effect the commercial real estate industry; the 179D and 45L incentives are...
What happens to bonus depreciation in a Biden Administration?
Many have asked; what happens to the beneficial commercial real estate tax benefits now that a non-commercial real estate guy will be President of the United States? Before answering what happens to bonus depreciation, we must first consider the overall impact of...
Essential 2020 Year End Tax Planning & Strategy
Reduce your tax burden and improve cash flow before the year runs out The tax year is closing out, and year end tax planning is upon us. And what an unprecedented year it has been. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industry in many...
Cost Segregation Increases Cash Flow
Cost Segregation is an effective tax strategy The fundamental role of cost segregation is to increase cash flow. The increase in cash flow is achieved by reducing your current income tax liability. Cost Segregation is a lucrative Tax Strategy that should be used in...