Grant Keppel Authors RIA book Real Estate Cost Segregation: A Practitioner's Guide


Cost Segregation Partners is proud to announce that Grant Keppel, CPA, National Director of Cost Segregation Partners, has authored the book Real Estate Cost Segregation: A Practitioners Guide, published by RIA. RIA, a division of of Thomson corporation, is the premier provider of advanced research, practice materials, and compliance tools for tax, accounting and corporate finance professionals. In the book, Mr. Keppel puts cost segregation in its larger depreciation context and discusses the legal authorities that support cost segregation for depreciation purposes.

The book shows practitioners how to identify projects that are good prospects for cost segregation and, to this end, provides print-outs of sample spreadsheets used to determine whether a cost segregation will be cost-effective. It also discusses what IRS is looking for in a quality cost segregation study and report.  Mr. Keppel walks the reader through the actual execution of a cost segregation study and report as a multi-step process, and as a multi-party process involving the tax practitioner, other experts and the client. He also discusses building a cost segregation practice and other issues related to cost segregation as a business. 

Table of Contents

 1.00  OVERVIEW OF COST SEGREGATION
 2.00  COST SEGREGATION-THE LEGAL BACKGROUND 
 3.00  SHORT-LIVED PROPERTY-GENERAL GUIDELINES 
 4.00  SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT ARE SHORT-LIVED PROPERTY
 5.00  COST SEGREGATION APPLIED TO INDUSTRY TYPES
 6.00  COST SEGREGTION METHODS
 7.00  PRODUCING A QUALITY COST SEGREGATION STUDY AND REPORT
 8.00  AUDITS; ACCOUNTING METHOD CHANGE APPLICATIONS; TAX OPINIONS
 9.00  COUNTERING COMMON MYTHS ABOUT COST SEGREGATION
 10.00 THE COST SEGREGATION PROCESS
 11.00 COST SEGREGATION PRACTICE-SOME BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS               
                                                                                                
To order your copy go to: http://ria.thomson.com/EStore/detail.aspx?ID=GCS06&site=taxresearch

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Grant Keppel, CPA National Director		Jennifer Birkemeier, CPA Manager