Nationwide Cost Segregation Solutions

Through our close alignment with ELB Consulting, Inc., MBA Commercial Group can help you increase your cash-flow, reduce your tax liability, obtain tax deferrals, and enhance your commercial real estate's performance.

How so? Through ELB Consulting's well-respected expertise in cost segregation solutions and other powerful, cost-saving commercial real estate services. Since 2001, this leading firm has helped clients save millions of dollars through application of engineered cost segregation, energy efficiency solutions, 179D & 45L energy audits, R&D tax credits, facility assessment reports, and more.

Why is Cost Segregation Valuable?
When it comes to federal income taxes, it is not unusual for all components of commercial real estate to be classified as being subject to 39-year or 27.5-year depreciable life. But under U.S. tax laws and I.R.S. accounting rules, there are actually some components of commercial property that can be reclassified with shorter recovery periods. The reason for why this happens is simple: many building owners and accounting professionals are unaware of the importance or magnitude of these benefits. Or in other cases, contractor records regarding the building may be unclear, or prior records for the building may not be available to new building owners.

With these allowances in current tax laws and rules, expenses related to these components can be depreciated over 5, 7, or 15 years with use of accelerated methods. With the shorter depreciable life, building owners' tax liability is reduced and their immediate cash-flow is increased.

An engineered cost segregation study is the process in which these expenses are identified, singled out, and reclassified with shorter recovery periods. With this study, building owners become able to depreciate a new or existing structure in the shortest amount of time allowed under existing tax laws. Engineered cost segregation studies produce the following benefits:

  • Immediate increase in cash-flow
  • Reduced commercial property tax liability
  • Minimized tax liability for federal income taxes and, if applicable, state income taxes
  • Tax deferrals
  • Enable building owners to claim depreciation deductions from previous years that went unclaimed or that were misclassified
  • Allow building owners to reap greater tax benefits with the reclassification of certain, qualifying building components as personal property

Nationwide Cost Segregation Experts
For cost segregation, ELB Consulting is the industry leader in engineered cost segregation studies and consulting services. Here are a few ways our partner stands out:

  • 10,500+ cost segregation studies completed to-date
  • Team of experts drawn from Big-4 and Big-5 accounting firms including Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst and Young, LLP, and Arthur Anderson
  • Regarded as an expert authority in cost segregation by U.S. Tax Court
  • Interior team of engineers, accountants, and other professionals have conducted thousands of successful studies
  • Applies in all 50 states
  • Professionals with 20+ years of industry expertise
  • I.R.S. often asks ELB Consulting experts to review accuracy of competitors' reports
  • Studies have never been challenged or rejected by the I.R.S.
  • Continual education in most recent I.R.S. guidelines, including current legislation, revenue rulings, case law, and regulations
  • Operates according to a quality assurance guarantee

ELB Consulting's Services
Far more than just a cost segregation consulting firm, ELB Consulting offers a full suite of commercial real estate services for increasing cash-flow, improving property energy efficiency, and enhancing property asset performance. These services include:

  • Cost segregation services
  • Cost segregation design guidance
  • 179D & 45L energy tax certifications
  • ASHREA Level 1, 2, and 3 audits
  • Support with Elements proprietary energy platform
  • JBA 360 'facilities management' platform
  • Facility energy metering and monitoring services
  • Sustainability consulting and assessments
  • LED retrofit lighting- design and installation
  • Cost recovery and abandonment studies
  • Facility condition evaluations
  • Research and development tax credits
  • Construction audits
  • Repair versus capitalization determination
  • And more!
To offer our clients even comprehensive solutions for their property assets, ELB Consulting also delivers a full scale of commercial real estate sustainable energy solutions. These new offerings build naturally upon ELB's strong expertise in cost segregation and commercial property tax strategies. Plus, it allows commercial clientele to reduce their property assets' energy usage so that they can reduce monthly energy expenses, further lower their I.R.S. tax liability, and strengthen their cash-flow.
Reviews from Satisfied Clients

"I want to thank ELB for helping us with a FEACSA study on our retail assets. The benefit to our company, as a result, have been astounding."
- Michael T., Timber Development Group

"Last year, we had FEACSA studies done at three of our schools. The studies produced immediate cash flow benefits that far surpassed our original estimates. Money we had originally allotted for our taxes could instead be put to other good uses."
- Ladybird Enterprises, Inc.

"ELB Consulting's FEACSA study discovered over $395,000 in adjusted cash flow and benefits for my car wash property. I was so impressed with how it worked, I am getting the study done on two more of my car wash/retail stores."
- Salim P., Chancellor Holdings



Satisfied Clients of ELB Consulting
Call us at (855) 750-9530 to discuss how we can help increase your cash-flow and enhance your commercial property's performance.