Tax reduction is just one of the benefits of cost segregation. Many real estate owners and tax preparers believe cost segregation simply defers payment of taxes. While they recognize it effectively generates an interest-free loan from the government, they do not understand it also provides tax reductions in most cases.
For most real estate owners (corporations [...]
Tax deferral is a key benefit of cost segregation; however, a popular misconception about cost segregation is it is just used for tax deferral, it does not reduce taxes. The tax deferral and tax reduction issue is misunderstood both by sophisticated real estate investors and tax professionals. The consequences of this incorrect information is unfortunate [...]
Homeowners are amazed to learn they can obtain a copy of the appraisal district’s evidence at a nominal cost. This is referred to as a House Bill 201 package, and is the only information many homeowners use to successfully reduce their property taxes.
Obtaining a House Bill 201 package when appealing your property taxes can greatly [...]
Silver Lining from Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike inflicted a steep penalty on the Texas Gulf coast. However, there is an inconspicuous benefit – casualty loss tax deductions. Taxpayers may be able to take a 2008 deduction if either personal or business property was damaged by Hurricane Ike.
Meaningful DeductionsSome taxpayers will be able to completely eliminate their [...]
Time spent protesting your property taxes can be very profitable to you. In fact, the average property tax savings for homeowners is $450. However, the uncertainty of how the process works and what results are achievable intimidates many into not attempting to protest their property taxes.
The following steps will provide you insight [...]
Taxes are your enemy, but tax deductions are your friends. Taxes are the great bane of most businesses. Alas, business deductions act as a salve to cool the burning and itching of your bank account.
Business taxes can be summarized simply as calculating your total revenue, reducing this amount by as many tax [...]
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC or Housing Tax Credit) program has been made a permanent element of chapter 42 of the Federal Income Tax Code. Owners of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties receive tax credits for a portion of the construction/renovation cost. Tax credits can be used to directly [...]
Tax Rule No.1: Don’t cheat the IRS. But that doesn’t mean you should cheat yourself. Take every legal tax deduction you can.
In addition to the numerous tax deductions the Internal Revenue Service allows, research indicates that most U.S. taxpayers do not claim all deductions to which they are entitled. Some of the [...]
Cost segregation evolved as the result of multiple court cases and IRS rulings. The body of knowledge is summarized in the Audit Techniques Guide (ATG), published by the IRS.
Component depreciation was a prior methodology that produced similar results via separating a building into components. These components often included the roof, plumbing, [...]
Tax reductions and tax deductions are both benefits of cost segregation. However, it would be inaccurate to term cost segregation a tax shelter. The IRS has written a manual titled Audit Techniques Guide that delineates methods to establish depreciation schedules and increase tax reductions.
Tax shelter is a moniker that implies a [...]