Cost segregation studies
that reclassify building components into shorter recovery periods so you can front load depreciation.
Taking a limited number of new studies for the 2026 tax year.
Accelerate your depreciation.Keep more cash this year.
Engineering based cost segregation studies, built with AI and signed off by qualified engineers and tax professionals. Fast turnaround, fixed quotes, audit ready documentation.
STUDY 26-0142EXAMPLE
✦ Classified: Flooring, millwork, lighting → 05 YR
✦ Classified: Furniture and fixtures → 07 YR
✦ Classified: Paving, parking, landscaping → 15 YR
✦ Classified: Structure and shell → 39 YR
Engineer and tax review... signed
Report: audit ready
Property we studyCommercial · Multifamily · Industrial · Hospitality · Self storage · Mixed use
Commercial
Multifamily
Industrial
Hospitality
Self storage
Mixed use
The problem
Your building is hiding cash flow.
Most commercial buildings are depreciated over 27.5 or 39 years when a large share of their components qualify for 5, 7, or 15 year lives. That is real cash sitting in the wrong column.
Traditional cost seg firms are slow, opaque on price, and often not worth the hassle for anything but the largest assets.
Without a study39 year straight line
With a studyShort lived components front loaded
Illustrative timing. Not to scale.
Context
100%
100% bonus depreciation is permanent for eligible property acquired after January 19, 2025, which makes shorter lived components identified in a cost seg study even more valuable in year one.
Consult your tax advisor.Bonus depreciation rateBy year
Permanent
* Acquired on or before Jan 19, 2025
† Acquired after Jan 19, 2025
What we do
Look back studies
for properties you already own, so you can catch up missed depreciation without amending prior returns.
CPA partnership and white label delivery
for firms that want to offer cost seg to their real estate clients without building a practice.
How it works
Send us the property basics
address, purchase price or build cost, closing statement, and any drawings you have.
We return a free estimate
of the first year tax impact and a fixed quote for the study.
Our team completes the engineering analysis
and delivers a report your CPA can file with, including the documentation an IRS examiner expects to see.
Why Basis Unlocked
Engineering grade cost seg, without the engineering grade wait.
Documentation first.
Built on the IRS cost segregation audit technique guide methodology.
AI does the heavy lifting, licensed humans sign.
Qualified engineering and tax review on every study.
Fixed quotes up front.
No percentage of savings surprises.
Mid sized portfolios
Works for mid sized portfolios, not just institutional assets.
Who it is for
Unlock the depreciation already in your building.
Owners and asset managers
of commercial, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, self storage, and mixed use property
CPA firms and tax advisors
who refer cost segregation work for their real estate clients and need a provider they can put their name behind
For CPA firms
CPAs: offer cost seg to your real estate clients without hiring an engineer.
CPA partnership and white label delivery for firms that want to offer cost seg to their real estate clients without building a practice.
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