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We screen your property, timing, tax posture, and available records.
Real estate. Business. Tax advisory.
Clarity for today.
Confidence for
what comes next.
Integrated tax advisory for real estate owners and businesses. We bring technical insight, disciplined analysis and a coordinated approach to the decisions that shape your investments.
$100M+ client savings identified16+ years of experience50 states served
A coordinated perspective
Insight across your investments
Your objectives.
Our shared focus.
From acquisition and development to ongoing operations, we connect tax strategy with the broader goals of your business. Our team works alongside you and your CPA to turn complex questions into informed decisions.
Our advisory services
One property.
Every angle.
Specialized strategies, coordinated with your CPA and grounded in engineering, accounting methods, and the facts of your property. Our team brings the right expertise to each engagement.
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Tangible Property Regulations
Separate repairs from improvements, identify partial dispositions, and review the evidence and filing steps with your CPA.
263A UNICAP Exemption
Analyze capitalized construction and development costs to identify amounts that may be currently deductible under available small-business exemptions.
Cost Segregation
Reclassify qualifying building components into 5-, 7- and 15-year property to accelerate depreciation and improve near-term cash flow.
Energy Solutions
Understand utility spend, evaluate building systems and prioritize efficiency improvements across your properties.
§179D Deduction
Review eligible commercial building projects for the §179D deduction, with engineering certification and coordinated tax documentation.
R&D Tax Credits
Identify qualified research activities in design, engineering, manufacturing and software work, then document the credit your CPA can claim.
Waste Optimization
Audit hauling contracts, container sizing and pickup schedules to cut waste and recycling spend across one property or a portfolio.
100%
Bonus depreciation may apply to qualifying short-life property acquired after Jan. 19, 2025.
A rare window of opportunity
The tax code changed.
Your strategy should too.
Cost segregation identifies components with recovery periods of 20 years or less. Current federal guidance allows 100% bonus depreciation for certain qualifying property acquired and placed in service after January 19, 2025.
Eligibility varies by acquisition date, placed-in-service date, entity structure, activity, and tax posture. Innovate coordinates the engineering facts with your tax advisor.
Explore cost segregation ↗The Innovate method
Clarity at every step.
Complex tax strategy should never feel opaque. You see the opportunity, the evidence, and the next action from first analysis through final delivery.
Engineer
Specialists examine components, costs, drawings, photos, and applicable guidance.
Coordinate
We align findings and implementation details with you and your CPA.
Deliver
You receive clear, well-supported workpapers and ongoing access through your portal.
A clearer starting point
Put your assumptions
to work.
Exclude land, choose an allocation scenario, and compare first-year depreciation. See the calculation before requesting a property-specific study.
Open the cost segregation calculator ↗01 Property cost minus land02 Short-life allocation scenario03 Additional deduction and potential tax deferralNo email required. Eligibility and actual allocations need a study and CPA review.
Built to work beside your CPA
Specialists when you need them.
No competition when you don’t.
We help CPA firms extend their advisory reach with engineering-led analysis, clear workpapers, and a process that keeps the primary advisor in the conversation.
Explore CPA partnerships ↗“After completing all the studies, they came back with an additional $250K in tax deductions through the 263A UNICAP exemption for our 2025 tax year.
Trusted by owners across
Multifamily · RV parks · Medical · Hospitality · Retail · Industrial · Office
See our network ↗Client experience
Professional work.
Personal impact.
“Rob Schell and his team at CSSI did a phenomenal with our cost seg study. They were very professional and delivered on time. Saved me a ton. I actually heard my accountant say the word refund for the first time in years”
A clear next step
Find the opportunity
in your property.
Share your contact details and the basics of your property. We’ll review the facts and follow up about your free proposal. It takes about two minutes.
Get your free tax savings proposal ↗
No obligation to commission a study. No payment required.
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