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Business Tax Deduction Tips

Tax Deductions (Business Tax Deduction Tips)

Tax tips and tax help to assist taxpayers by describing options
for tax reduction and tax cuts through lawful tax deductions.

Tax deductions contribute to national prosperity by providing capital to business. Tax deductions reduce taxable income. A $100,000 tax deduction reduces federal income tax by $35,000 ($100,000 X 35%) assuming a 35% income rate. Options for increasing business tax deductions include revising depreciation schedules, reviewing fixed asset listings, casualty losses, bad debts, and charitable contributions.

Real estate depreciation offers substantial opportunity for increasing tax deductions. Most depreciation schedules are established by simply separating land and long-life improvements. This simple approach is lawful but sharply understates lawful depreciation. About 20-40% of improvements for most properties are short-life items. Short life items can be depreciated over 5, 7, or 15 years. There are about 130 short-life items that have been determined by legislation, tax court decisions and IRS rulings.

Real estate depreciation can typically be increased by 50-100% for the first 5-7 years of ownership by obtaining a cost segregation study. A cost segregation study precisely values up to 130 components of real estate that can be valued as short-life property.

By obtaining a cost segregation study, it is possible to obtain a windfall of tax deductions by “catching-up” previously under-reported depreciation. This one-time “catch-up” can occur in the first tax return filed after the cost segregation study is performed without filing any amended tax returns.

Reviewing fixed asset listings (of business personal property) can generate a meaningful amount of tax deductions. They often include items that should have been expensed, which have been sold or thrown away or which have an excessive depreciation life. Items that should have been expensed include operating expenses (sometimes included by error) and maintenance or repairs (which was necessary but did not increase the life of the assets or component.) Section 179 allows business to use up to $108,000 of 2006 capital expenditures as tax deductions. Confirm you are not capitalizing assets that could be claimed as a tax deduction.

Casualty losses also offer opportunity for tax deductions. For a casualty loss, you can deduct: 1) the market value immediately before the casualty less 2) the market value immediately after the casualty less the amount covered by insurance. The portion that is not intuitive is: the market value after the casualty is much less than the value before  plus the cost to renovate. Other factors which can and should be considered for tax deductions are: lost rent/usage, stigma (in some cases), construction management, construction risks, and entrepreneurial effort.

Bad debts are a subjective matter. Judgment is required to accurately estimate the amount that should be claimed as a tax deduction. If bad debts have not been examined carefully for several years, they may offer a meaningful tax deduction opportunity. (This applies to companies who utilize accrual accounting. Companies who use cash accounting can’t claim a tax deduction for bad debt since they never recognized the revenue.)

Do well by doing good. You reduce taxes in several ways when making charitable contributions. For example, you purchased land 10 years ago for $200,000, and it is now worth $1,000,000. However, you now realize you will never use the land for the intended purpose. You can donate the land to a qualified charitable organization and take a tax deduction for $1,000,000. However, you do not have to pay capital gains taxes on the appreciation.

Tax deductions sometimes seem arcane and complicated. However, a knowledgeable team of advisors from several fields can reduce your federal income taxes. The complexity of the tax code makes it difficult for any one personal to be knowledgeable in all areas. 

Cost segregation produces tax deductions and reduces federal income taxes across the country and in every size market. Below are just a few examples of cities where cost segregation generates meaningful tax deductions.

City:

• New York, NY
• Houston, TX
• Hartford, CT
• Las Vegas, NV
• Memphis, TN
• Philadelphia, PA
• Orlando, FL
• Phoenix, AZ
• Atlanta, GA
• Bridgeport, CT
• Worcester, MA
• Akron, OH
• Harrisburg, PA
• Salt Lake City, UT
• St. Louis, MO
• Portland, OR
• Scranton, PA
• Greenville, SC
• Bakersfield, CA
• Madison, WI
• Chicago, IL
• Fresno, CA
• Riverside, CA
• Albany, NY
• Indianapolis, IN
• Birmingham, AL
• Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Baton Rouge, LA
• Augusta, GA
• Honolulu, HI

 

Cost segregation produces tax deductions for virtually all property types, including the following:

Property Type:

• Medical facility
• Shopping mall
• Restaurant
• Country club
• Fast food restaurant
• Power center
• Hotel
• Car wash facility
• Convenience store
• Health spa

 

Almost every industry, including the following, can generate cost-efficient tax deductions by using cost segregation.

Industry:

• Golf courses and country clubs
• Transportation equipment manufacturing
• Electrical component manufacturing
• Real estate lesser
• Apparel manufacturing
• Wood product manufacturing
• Plastic and rubber products manufacturing
• Furniture stores
• Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
• Building supply dealers

 

O’Connor & Associates is a national provider of investment real estate consulting services including commercial real estate appraisals, business personal property valuations, business purchase price allocations, business valuations, cost segregation studies, due diligence, and insurance valuations. O’Connor & Associates is a national provider of income tax, tax deduction,property tax,real estate consulting, market research,condemnation appraisals,highest and best use,cost segregation,financial modeling,Galveston central appraisal district,Tips and Tricks for Appealing Your Property Taxes in Brazoria,Brazoria county appraisal, and Federal tax reduction. Appraisal services are provided for all commercial property types including nursing homes, discount stores, truck terminals, tennis clubs, supermarkets, country clubs, medical offices, mini-warehouses, restaurants, vacant lands, skating rinks, community shopping, centers, power centers, car wash facilities and service stations.

About the Author

Patrick C. O’Connor has been president of O’Connor & Associates since 1983 and is a recipient of the prestigious MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute. He is also a registered senior property tax consultant in the state of Texas and has written numerous articles in state and national publications on reducing property taxes. He continues to set the standard in direction and quality of our appraisal products, adding services ranging from business valuations and business appraisals to cost segregation analysis for income tax reduction.

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