Find out whether cost segregation makes sense for your rental or commercial property. Engineering-based analysis at $1 per square foot, with a $2,000 minimum, and tax strategy coordination through AE Tax Advisors.
Choose the property you own, then compare study scope, expected economics and the information your CPA needs.
Office, retail, industrial and mixed-use study questions.
Unit variations, shared amenities and portfolio coordination.
Single-family homes, duplexes and fourplexes.
Furnishings, renovations and tax-preparer coordination.
Stratum cost segregation studies cost $1 per square foot, with a $2,000 minimum per property.
Calculate your study fee · Estimate potential accelerated depreciation
Discuss your property, study scope and next steps with AE Tax Advisors.
Start with your building and your goals. Compare the records, technical review and economics for a commercial property, apartment building, small rental or STR; confirm the property-specific engagement scope before commissioning a study.
Each study uses component-level analysis, basis reconciliation, documented assumptions, and technical support for material classifications.
Identify the actual components that may belong in 5, 7, and 15-year recovery periods rather than relying on a generic reclassification percentage.
Know which records are needed, what the study will cover, and the expected delivery schedule before the analysis begins.
Every Stratum study includes comprehensive documentation, component photographs, and engineering methodology that is designed to support review by the owner’s tax professional.
Our residential focus includes Airbnb vacation rentals and traditional long-term rental portfolios. The study documents property facts; your preparer evaluates the tax treatment for your operating strategy.
Already own your property? A tax advisor can evaluate whether Form 3115 may allow an accounting-method change without amending prior returns.
A documented process from property records through tax-advisor implementation.
Share your property details, closing statement, and photos. We evaluate whether a cost segregation study makes financial sense for your specific property and investment strategy.
Our team conducts a detailed component-level analysis, identifying and reclassifying building components into shorter MACRS recovery periods (5, 7, and 15-year property classes).
You receive a report with asset classifications, depreciation schedules, supporting records, and assumptions for your tax preparer to review and implement.
Start with the property you own, then review how depreciation, timing, and tax treatment affect the value of a study.
Estimate a transparent range for accelerated depreciation and potential tax deferral.
Explore residential property study questions and commercial educational guides. Confirm service scope for your property.
Cost segregation for Airbnb and vacation rental properties, including the role of material participation.
Accelerated depreciation for residential rentals and how passive activity rules affect deductions.
Review multifamily component classifications, land improvements, and study timing.
Understand what affects study fees and how to assess the expected benefit.
Learn when Form 3115 may allow a change in accounting method for an existing property.
See why acquisition and placed-in-service dates matter before estimating a deduction.
Stratum focuses on the property analysis. AE Tax Advisors reviews how a study may fit your broader strategy and coordinates the next step with your tax preparer.
Book a Cost Seg Discovery CallCompare the study evidence, written scope, fee, and CPA support before choosing a provider.
Organize a furnished purchase, condo, renovation, or portfolio before comparing study proposals.
Explore Stratum's cost segregation study resource center for records, scope and report questions. Then review AE Tax Advisors' planning resources for the implementation discussion. Stratum documents the property; AE considers the wider tax strategy.
Explore practical guides covering component evidence, ownership and renovation scenarios, and buyer and CPA review questions. Start with the issue in your records rather than a generic savings percentage.
Equipment, outdoor improvements, installation records, and report review.
Transfers, mixed use, portfolios, missing records, and prior studies.
Scope, fees, report quality, feasibility, and implementation responsibilities.
Review cost segregation provider comparisons and how Stratum works with AE Tax Advisors before choosing a written scope.
Compare your options
Review pricing, study scope, property evidence and CPA handoff before choosing a provider. Stratum charges $1 per square foot with a $2,000 minimum per property.
Compare the actual inspection, review and fee commitments behind two engineering-based proposals.
Choose the study product before comparing the price: Rapid Report and Fully Engineered are different workflows.
Separate KBKG’s specialist engagement from its CostSegregation.com software route before comparing either with Stratum.
Compare inspection access, report accountability and the property-specific fee for two scoped study engagements.
Compare the property study, inspection requirements and any additional incentive projects as separate assignments.
$1 per square foot · $2,000 minimum per property.
Cost Segregation Report Reconciliation Workbench
Compare the study fee with deductions you can use, prepare for your CPA conversation, and work through examples for a single house, condo, duplex or furnished Airbnb.