About Caliber Cost Segregation
A cost segregation study is professional work. We treat it that way.
We deliver professionally completed studies — prepared with The Caliber Engine, then signed and certified by credentialed Cost Segregation Professionals — at a fixed, published fee that makes sense for every real estate investor, not just the ones with $5M properties.
Why we exist
The problem we set out to solve
Cost segregation is one of the most powerful tax strategies available to real estate investors. A properly done study can put tens of thousands of dollars — sometimes hundreds of thousands — back in your pocket in Year 1 through accelerated depreciation. It is a long-established method, and the IRS publishes its own Audit Techniques Guide describing what a quality study looks like.
But the industry built around it has a problem: it’s expensive, slow, and opaque. Traditional firms commonly charge $5,000–$25,000 per study, with multi-week timelines and on-site visits. Many investors — especially those with properties under $2M — are told their property “isn’t worth studying” because the firm’s overhead makes smaller engagements unprofitable.
Take a $500K rental. By our illustrative estimates, that owner may be leaving roughly $25,000–$40,000 in first-year tax savings on the table — because nobody would do the study properly at a fee that made economic sense.
Who does the work
Not the quickest. Not the cheapest. Professionally completed.
Plenty of tools will hand you a number. An unsigned calculator output, or a software-only report with nobody accountable for it, is not a study. What you are buying from us is the work of a credentialed professional who signs it and stands behind it.
IRS Publication 5653 · Audit Techniques Guide, Chapter 4
The IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide lists “Preparation by an Individual with Expertise and Experience” as the first element of a quality study: knowledge of the construction process, experience in cost estimating and allocation, and command of the tax law that governs property classification.
Our professionals are trained and certified to that standard. Every Caliber Cost Segregation Professional is CCSS-certified by the National Board of Cost Segregation Specialist (NBCSS).
Signed & Certified by a Cost Segregation Professional
How we do it
Our approach
Every study is built by a CCSS-certified Cost Segregation Professional. They review your documents and photos, conduct the virtual site visit — on-site when the property requires it — identify and quantify every component, classify each one with its governing authority, and reconcile the cost basis to the dollar.
We built The Caliber Engine as the second set of eyes. Once the study is finished, it re-evaluates every line against every document and photo you provided — consistently, across thousands of components — and flags anything missed or inconsistent. Your professional resolves each flag and certifies that the final study will hold up if the IRS comes asking questions.
The result is the rigor you would expect from a traditional firm, delivered in one to two weeks from complete intake rather than the usual one to two months, at a fixed fee starting at $3,995. Speed and price are what the process makes possible — the professional standard is the point.
See the process step by step →$3,995
Starting fee per study — fixed and published
5
Business days from complete intake to delivery
13
IRS ATG quality elements addressed in every report
CCSS
Certification held by every professional who signs
Principles
What we stand behind
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Defensibility over aggressiveness
We optimize for the maximum savings that will survive an audit — not the highest number on a page. If a classification is a stretch, we don't include it. Your CPA should never have to defend a position we put in your study.
02
Professionals make the calls
A Cost Segregation Professional — your Audit-Defense Lead — builds the study: reviewing your documents and photos, conducting the virtual site visit, and identifying, quantifying and classifying every line item. The Caliber Engine is the second set of eyes, re-evaluating the finished study so no reclassifiable item is missed. The professional decides every flag it raises, then signs.
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Complete transparency
Your report shows exactly how every dollar of your depreciable basis was classified, the legal citation supporting each classification, and a full cost reconciliation. Nothing is a black box. Your CPA can verify every number.
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The math always ties
The first thing an IRS examiner checks is whether your reclassified totals equal your depreciable basis. We run a full cost reconciliation on every study — the numbers match to the dollar, every time.
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Built for real investors
You shouldn't need a $5M property to justify a cost segregation study. We built our process so a $400K rental owner gets the same professional rigor as a $10M commercial property — at a fee that actually makes economic sense.
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Your CPA stays in control
We produce the study. Your CPA files it. Every report includes a verification code, clear depreciation schedules, and Section 481(a) calculations when applicable. We built the report format based on what CPAs actually need.
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