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Cost segregation studies for Florida property owners.

If you own commercial or rental property in Florida, you have likely been paying more federal tax than you need to, and no one has told you. Cost Seg America is an American company with a 100% U.S.-based team, and for 24 years we have helped hard-working property owners fix exactly that. We make it simple, we put everything in writing, and we stand with you for the life of the study.

16,000+
Studies delivered nationwide
24 yrs
Of cost segregation experience
100%
U.S.-based analyst team
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Ever returned to the IRS
Why Florida owners are choosing Cost Seg America

If you are shopping your cost segregation study, read this first.

More and more Florida investment property owners are turning to Cost Seg America, and once they understand what separates one study from another, it is not hard to see why.

Here is what the low-price firms do not put in their advertising. Many studies priced under $2,900 have minimal engineering, the gaps are filled in with modeling software, and in many cases the work is outsourced overseas. Ask yourself a simple question: when a study is run through software by someone who has never set foot in the United States, whose pocket is being padded? It is not yours.

A cheap study is not a discount. It is a study that quietly leaves your money behind.

$60K–$150K
On a typical $1 million property, that is roughly how much more a fully engineered Cost Seg America study uncovers compared to a cheap, software-driven one. That is real money, federal deductions you were entitled to, that a shortcut study simply never found.

When you pay for a cost segregation study, you should get the study you thought you were paying for. A real one. Engineered component by component, by analysts who do the work properly and stand behind it.

Cost Seg America is an American company. Every study is performed by a 100% U.S.-based team, never outsourced, never shortcut with software. We have completed more than 16,000 studies over 24 years, supported clients through more than 125 IRS audits with zero losses, and never returned a dollar to the IRS. When a property owner trusts us with their building, American analysts do the work, and American analysts answer for it.

American analysts. American work. Done right.
Why cost segregation matters in Florida…

Florida is one of the strongest states in the country for a cost segregation study.

Florida has spent the last several years as one of the fastest-growing real estate markets in the United States. Sustained population in-migration, a steady flow of new commercial construction, and a deep base of rental and hospitality property have created an enormous number of buildings whose owners are paying more federal tax than they need to.

Every one of those buildings has a depreciation schedule, and most are depreciating far more slowly than federal law allows. Cost segregation is the engineering-based strategy that corrects that. Rather than depreciating a building over 27.5 or 39 years, a cost segregation study identifies the components that can be reclassified into 5-, 7-, and 15-year property, accelerating federal deductions, front-loading cash flow, and putting capital back in the owner's hands when it is most useful.

Across every region and county, property owners are sitting on federal deductions they have not claimed. We typically find $200,000 to $450,000 in additional Year 1 deductions per $1 million of property value.

The Florida properties we study most…

Built for the property types that define Florida real estate.

Florida's commercial market has its own character, shaped by tourism, in-migration, an aging population, and year-round demand. These are the Florida property types where a cost segregation study most often delivers significant results.

Hotels & Resorts
Florida's tourism economy makes hospitality one of the richest cost segregation categories, furnishings, specialty lighting, decorative finishes, and site improvements all reclassify well.
Multifamily & Apartments
Florida's population growth has driven sustained apartment demand. Multifamily properties carry substantial 5- and 15-year components throughout units and common areas.
Medical & Professional Office
Florida's large retiree population supports a deep medical office market. Specialized buildouts and dedicated systems often reclassify at a high rate.
Retail & Shopping Centers
Strip centers, standalone retail, and mixed-use space across Florida's growing suburbs carry significant site improvements, paving, signage, landscaping, and lighting.
Self-Storage Facilities
A booming Florida category. Climate-controlled self-storage carries an unusually high proportion of short-life property, making these facilities excellent cost segregation candidates.
Short-Term & Vacation Rentals
Florida's vacation rental market is one of the largest in the nation. Furnished rental properties often hold meaningful reclassifiable basis.
What a study typically uncovers…

The numbers that make owners pay attention.

Every property is different, and the only accurate figure is the one we put in writing for your specific building. But across the thousands of studies we have completed, a clear pattern holds, and cost segregation is not only for large commercial buildings.

Typical Year 1 finding
$200K–$450K
in additional deductions per $1M of property value
From the Miami metro to the I-4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando, from Southwest Florida's Gulf Coast to the panhandle, Florida's 67 counties hold hundreds of thousands of qualifying commercial and rental properties. We typically find $200,000 to $450,000 in additional Year 1 deductions per $1 million of property value.

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Bonus depreciation
Why this matters now

Bonus depreciation makes this the right moment.

Recent federal legislation restored 100% bonus depreciation for qualifying property placed in service after January 19, 2025. For a Florida property owner, that means the short-life components a cost segregation study identifies can often be deducted in full, in a single year, rather than spread across decades. Pairing a cost segregation study with bonus depreciation is one of the most powerful tax positions available to a property owner today, and the sooner a study is completed, the sooner those deductions reach your return.

How a cost segregation study works…

Four steps. We handle the engineering.

01
Free proposal
Tell us about your property. Within 24 hours, we deliver a free, no-obligation proposal estimating your potential deductions.
02
Engineering analysis
Our 100% U.S.-based analysts perform a component-by-component engineering analysis of your property.
03
Your IRS-ready study
You receive a complete, fully documented, IRS-ready study, everything your tax professional needs to put the deductions to work, prepared and clearly explained.
04
Lifetime support
We stand behind every study for the life of the property, including lifetime audit support, at no additional charge. We do not hand you a document and disappear.

One note on filing: applying a completed study to your return is done through a Form 3115. In most cases your own CPA files it, it is standard work they already handle. If your CPA would rather not, we have a trusted partner CPA who can file it for a separate fee. Either way, it gets done, and you will know exactly what to expect up front.

The questions owners ask first…

Two honest concerns, answered directly.

“Won't a cost segregation study trigger an IRS audit?”
An engineering-based study does not, by itself, raise audit risk. What matters is the quality of the study. A fully engineered, properly documented study is a defensible tax position, the opposite of a red flag. Cost Seg America has supported clients through more than 125 IRS audits with zero losses, and nothing has ever been returned to the IRS.
“If this were worth it, wouldn't my CPA have told me?”
Not necessarily, and that is not a criticism of CPAs. Cost segregation is an engineering discipline, not an accounting one. It requires identifying and valuing building components, which is separate work from preparing a return. The best CPAs partner with cost segregation specialists for exactly that reason. We work alongside your CPA, never around them.
Your property, in writing…
$200,000$450,000

In additional Year 1 deductions per $1 million of property value. The exact figure depends on property type, age, and components, and we put it in writing, for your specific Florida property, before you commit to anything.

Who you are working with

An American company, working for the hard-working people of Florida.

Cost Seg America is a U.S. company, and every study is performed by analysts based here in the United States, never outsourced overseas. When a property owner hands us a building, it is reviewed by American analysts who perform engineering-level work and stand behind it.

We have completed more than 16,000 studies over 24 years. Property owners, the people running professional offices, medical and research buildings, logistics and warehouse space, and apartment communities, deserve a cost segregation partner that treats their building, and their money, as if it mattered. Because it does.

No cost to find out
An engineering-based study does not, by itself, raise audit risk. What matters is the quality of the study. A fully engineered, properly documented study is a defensible tax position, the opposite of a red flag. Cost Seg America has supported clients through more than 125 IRS audits with zero losses, and nothing has ever been returned to the IRS.
No pressure, ever
Not necessarily, and that is not a criticism of CPAs. Cost segregation is an engineering discipline, not an accounting one. It requires identifying and valuing building components, which is separate work from preparing a return. The best CPAs partner with cost segregation specialists for exactly that reason. We work alongside your CPA, never around them.
We stand behind it
Every study includes lifetime audit support at no extra charge. We do not hand you a document and disappear.
Cost segregation questions…

Answers for property owners.

How much can a cost segregation study uncover on a Florida property?
It depends on the property type, age, and components, but a fully engineered study typically identifies $200,000 to $450,000 in additional Year 1 federal deductions per $1 million of property value. Cost Seg America provides the exact projected figure for your specific property, in writing, before you commit to anything.
What types of Florida properties qualify for a cost segregation study?
Most commercial and residential rental properties in Florida valued at $250,000 or more can benefit, including hotels and resorts, multifamily and apartment communities, medical and professional office buildings, retail centers, self-storage facilities, warehouses, and short-term rental properties.
Does a cost segregation study increase the risk of an IRS audit?
An engineering-based cost segregation study does not, by itself, increase audit risk. What matters is the quality of the study. A fully engineered, well-documented study is a defensible tax position. Cost Seg America has supported clients through more than 125 IRS audits with zero losses and nothing ever returned to the IRS.

Find out what your Florida property could deliver.

A free proposal takes 24 hours and costs nothing. We will tell you, in writing and for your specific property, what a cost segregation study could mean for your cash flow.

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Or reach Jim Dougherty and his team directly: 1-888-365-5023  |  info@costsegamerica.com