{"id":1244,"date":"2025-01-26T09:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T09:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:49:17","slug":"costsegez-is-wcgs-preferred-cost-segregation-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/blog\/costsegez-is-wcgs-preferred-cost-segregation-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"CostSegEZ Preferred Cost Segregation Provider"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-68b553fb64f80\" class=\" wd-rs-68b553fb64f80 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"overview\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span><b>Key Takeaways<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cost segregation (CostSeg) helps real estate investors accelerate depreciation, lower taxes, and increase cash flow.<\/li>\n<li>A cost segregation study (CSS) separates property components into asset classes for faster depreciation (5-, 7-, 15-year, and standard 27.5\/39-year schedules).<\/li>\n<li>Bonus depreciation and Section 179 can compress multiple years of depreciation into one for eligible assets.<\/li>\n<li>Benefits depend on property type, rental activity, real estate professional designation, and net rental income.<\/li>\n<li>WCG recommends CostSegEZ for cost segregation reports, offering DIY, Engineer Reviewed, and Fully Engineered options.<\/li>\n<li>DIY reports are simple and affordable; Engineer Reviewed adds verification; Fully Engineered includes full property review and professional analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Cost segregation is accessible for most small to mid-size residential properties and does not require expensive full-service reports.<\/li>\n<li>Careful data input is essential to avoid errors and maximize tax benefits.<\/li>\n<li>Pairing cost segregation with strategies like Roth conversions may further enhance tax outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6816f86502ad7\" class=\" wd-rs-6816f86502ad7 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title img-right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25860\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/104257_318673230_short_term_rental_300-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Cost segregation or costseg as the cool kids say allows you accelerate depreciation (and therefore lower taxes and increase cash) on real estate. With a cost segregation report or a cost segregation study (CSS), all the bricks are figuratively torn down and put into different piles. Some piles are eligible for instant depreciation through bonus or possibly Section 179, and the remaining pile might revert to the 27.5- or 39.0-year typical rental or business use depreciation schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Technically and with full-on geek-speak,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/cost-segregation-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cost segregation<\/a>\u00a0separates property elements that are \u201cdedicated, decorative or removable\u201d from those that are \u201cnecessary and ordinary for operation and maintenance of the building.\u201d These piles are called asset classes, and they are maintained separately within your property\u2019s depreciation schedule. Without cost segregation, your fixed asset listing (aka depreciation schedule) for real estate or a rental property would contain-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Land<\/li>\n<li>Building<\/li>\n<li>Acquisition Costs*<\/li>\n<li>Loan Costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We sometimes tack\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/rental-property-acquisition-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquisition costs<\/a>\u00a0onto the building directly, however we usually list them as a separate asset for breadcrumbs or legacy purposes. When a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/blog\/cost-segregation\/\">cost segregation report<\/a>\u00a0is implemented into your tax return, the Building asset above is chopped up typically into four new assets-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5-Year<\/li>\n<li>7-Year<\/li>\n<li>15-Year<\/li>\n<li>27.5\/39.0- Year (the remainder, 27.5 for long-term rental and 39.0 for commercial or short-term rental)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From there, and with the help of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/accelerated-depreciation-and-section-179-deduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bonus depreciation<\/a>\u00a0and in some cases Section 179 expensing, you compress the multiple years into one. Yay! Whether this accelerated rental property depreciation yields a tax deduction \/ tax benefit and therefore increased cash flow (an improved IRR) is contingent on three general things-<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/short-term-rental-str-loophole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Short-term rental<\/a>\u00a0(7 days average guest stay + material participation), or<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/blog\/real-estate-professional-defined\/\">Real Estate Professional designation<\/a>, or<\/li>\n<li>Net aggregate rental income (profit) that can be reduced<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Or some combination of the above. Ok, cool, right? How do we get this going? As stated above,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/costsegez.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CostSegEZ<\/a>\u00a0is WCG\u2019s preferred provider of cost segregation reports. According to their website,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6816f7339d7bf\" class=\" wd-rs-6816f7339d7bf wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26033\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/costsegez.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"58\" \/>Cost Seg EZ is a web-based tool that helps real estate investors identify cost segregation opportunities and maximize their tax savings. Our tool is based on detailed models, 12+ years of experience, and over 1,000 cost segregation studies completed, which informs our calculations and allows us to identify the types of assets that can be segregated and accurately estimate the costs associated with those assets. Simply input information about your property and generate a cost segregation report in just a few simple steps. It\u2019s that easy to unlock the power of cost segregation with Cost Seg EZ.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/costsegez.com\/FAQs?show=pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cost structure<\/a>\u00a0is super simple (as of January 25, 2025)-<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DIY_545_per_report\"><\/span>DIY ($545 per report)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A DIY cost segregation report from Cost Seg EZ allows you to instantly generate cost segregation studies for your properties.<\/li>\n<li>Our detailed engineering-based model utilizes industry best construction cost estimating data and our decades of experience performing cost segregation studies to create cost segregation calculations specific to your property.<\/li>\n<li>Simply input the required details about your property and click to instantly generate your cost segregation report. It\u2019s that simple!<\/li>\n<li>The DIY report is available for residential properties with a cost basis less than $3M and minimal post-acquisition improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Engineer_Reviewed_795_per_report\"><\/span>Engineer Reviewed ($795 per report)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>An Engineer Reviewed cost segregation report from Cost Seg EZ provides all of the ease and simplicity of the DIY report PLUS our engineering team conducts a detailed review of your information to ensure maximum accuracy and benefits.<\/li>\n<li>Our detailed engineering-based model utilizes industry best construction cost estimating data and our decades of experience performing cost segregation studies to create cost segregation calculations specific to your property. That information is then reviewed and updated (as needed) by our engineering team.<\/li>\n<li>If we do not need any additional information, most reports will be ready to download within 2-3 business days.<\/li>\n<li>The Engineer Reviewed report is available for residential properties with a cost basis of less than $3M and any amount of post-acquisition improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fully_Engineered_starting_at_1800\"><\/span>Fully Engineered (starting at $1,800)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A Fully Engineered report is our full-service cost segregation offering. Our team will review your information, tour the property (either virtually or in person), and prepare the cost segregation analysis and report.<\/li>\n<li>Our team has over 13 years of experience preparing cost segregation studies for everything from single-family homes to billion-dollar high rise office towers.<\/li>\n<li>Submit a few basic details about your properties and we will reach out to discuss next steps.<\/li>\n<li>The Fully Engineered report is available for all property types and sizes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/cost-segregation-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cost segregation studies<\/a>\u00a0used to be for the rich and shameless with some reports being several thousands of dollars. While those still exist and are even needed at times, you can see that is not the case with CostSegEZ. Sure, there are other do-it-yourself costseg providers, but\u00a0<strong>WCG CPAs &amp; Advisors<\/strong>\u00a0has worked with CostSegEZ multiple times, and we like their approach and customer support. Most real estate investors in the single-family home or small apartment building space only need a simple report.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that CostSegEZ and their competitors are considered do-it-yourself cost segregation reports. You are the doing the site visit. You are collecting data. You are typing that data into a model. As such, you can mess it up badly. Prior deprecation already taken and improvements seem to be the frequent things that trip people up. So, in any garbage in garbage out scenario (think QuickBooks), you might need guidance on the inputs.<\/p>\n<p>Cost segregation is a wonderful tool and doesn\u2019t cost a bunch of money to implement. A win-win. All the flavor with no calories. Wait! There\u2019s more\u2026 should you benefit from a cost segregation study and the related big tax deduction, then perhaps pairing this with a Roth conversion on your traditional IRA makes sense as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;boxes&#8211;pack&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;672f64599e51f&#8221; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2NzJmNjQ1OTllNTFmIiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93X2lubmVyIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner 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benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wd-info-box-link wd-fill\" aria-label=\"Infobox link\" href=\"https:\/\/costsegez.com\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-689996eaaa20f\" class=\" wd-rs-689996eaaa20f wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon-wrapper  box-with-icon box-icon-simple\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/property-input.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title box-title-style-default wd-fontsize-m\">CostSegEZ Property Inputs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>Use this CostSegEZ input form to help organize your cost segregation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wd-info-box-link wd-fill\" aria-label=\"Infobox link\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/documents\/tax\/CostSegEZ-Inputs.pdf\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-689996f20989a\" class=\" wd-rs-689996f20989a wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon-wrapper  box-with-icon box-icon-simple\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/input-guidance.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title box-title-style-default wd-fontsize-m\">CostSegEZ Input Guidance<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>Need help with what to put in the CostSegEZ form?\u00a0 Click here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wd-info-box-link wd-fill\" aria-label=\"Infobox link\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/documents\/tax\/CostSegEZ-InputsGuidance.pdf\" title=\"contact-us\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner 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class=\"info-box-icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Short-Term-Rental-Tax-Loophole.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title box-title-style-default wd-fontsize-m\">STR Loophole<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>Learn how the short-term rental loophole helps real estate investors maximize tax benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wd-info-box-link wd-fill\" aria-label=\"Infobox link\" href=\"\/kb-rental-property\/short-term-rental-str-loophole\/\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner 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