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BKD Alliance for Cost Segregation

BKD has business relationships with approximately 100 CPA firms throughout the United States to perform real estate cost segregation studies, on their behalf, for their clients.

Our engineering consultants are among the most qualified in the country, and their experience translates into an efficient, cost-effective, value-added service other firms can provide to their clients.

Once a firm joins the BKD Alliance for Cost Segregation network, we provide a turnkey orientation that includes a presentation to cover procedures, fees, etc.

If your firm would like to join our alliance, contact Jason Jobgen at 800.307.3204 or
Real Estate Cost Segregation

Your company's real estate holdings constitute a huge capital investment. With BKD's engineering-based cost segregation studies, you enhance your real property's financial return by generating significant cash flow savings. Our cost segregation professionals generate cash tax savings by carving out shorter-lived assets (qualifying for 5-, 7- or 15-year write-off periods) that are normally imbedded in a building's construction or acquisition costs (generally depreciated over 39 years).
BKD’s cost segregation study on an addition to our nursing facility resulted in a substantial and legitimate income tax savings that we were not even aware we were entitled to. It had an immediate and welcome financial impact on our operations at a time when our industry’s economics were bleak.
— Cathy Lloyd-Henson, President
Frene Valley Healthcare South
Owensville, Missouri
Real Estate Cost Segregation Brochure Cost Segregation Results You and BKD will "mine out" these buried tax savings from:
  • New buildings presently under construction
  • Existing buildings undergoing renovation, remodeling, restoration or expansion
  • Purchases of existing properties
  • Office/facility leasehold improvements and "fit outs"
  • Post-1986 real estate construction, building acquisitions or improvements where no cost segregation study was performed (even though the statute of limitations previously closed on the property construction/acquisition year)

Clients routinely receive present value cash flow savings at 10 or more times their investment for the cost segregation study. In addition, you can receive sales/use tax benefits, property tax relief and other credits and incentives.

Success Story
A manufacturer acquired a facility four years ago for $4 million. Based on a cost segregation analysis, we determined 30% of the building qualified for short-life classifications.

Through the cost segregation study and by filing required accounting method change documents, the manufacturer realized present value cash-flow savings exceeding $300,000 from reduced taxes.

Whether you have routinely done cost segregation studies
or are new to the concept, learn more about saving taxes with cost segregation in the next section.

BKD's published cost segregation articles include:

For More Information

To learn more about the paybacks of BKD's engineering-based cost segregation studies, contact your BKD advisor or:

Jason Jobgen
800.307.3204
Patrick Malayter
Partner
317.383.4270
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