IVI’s accountants and cost estimators offer an array of services for property owners to realize their maximum investment returns and to protect their interests. Such services include construction cost segregation, tax certiorari, LIHTC, cap-ex replacement reserves, cost estimating and budgeting, and bid analyses.
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A Cost Segregation Study looks at all real and personal property improvements in an effort to identify their correct recovery period. This translates into an accelerated recovery of construction costs. The savings compared to the straight line method over 27.5-or 39-year recovery periods is significant. Furthermore, the IRS allows owners to recover missed depreciation from prior years, going all the way back through 1987 in the event they are depreciating their property incorrectly under just the straight line method.
The Hospital Corporation of America tax court ruling permits accelerated depreciation on certain types of non-structural components and building systems compared to the commonly used straight-line depreciation method.
IVI’s cost segregation service is comprised of construction professionals, tax specialists, accountants, cost estimators/analysts, and project managers that can present a clear picture of what hidden savings you’re missing.
 Our savings strategy includes:
- Cost Segregation Studies
- Cost Approach
- Invoice Approach
- Pre-Construction
- Insurable Value/Replacement Cost Analysis
- Construction Cost Reviews/Auditing
- Tax Certiorari Replacement Cost
 IVI provides a comprehensive range of construction cost advisory services for:
- Owners and Developers
- Tax Professionals
- Corporate Real Estate / Accounting Departments
- Tax Credit and Tax Abatement Programs
- Government Agencies
- School Districts
- Attorney
IVI’s portfolio of assignments includes the $1.7 billion AOL/Time Warner Center in New York City to the $2.2 billion Le Reve Resort in Las Vegas, and the $750 million MoMA expansion.
IVI provides the critical data and support calculations your accountant needs to properly record capital expenditures for your tax filings to ensure that you are maximizing your depreciation deduction.
 Some of the properties that we have experience in are:
- Shopping Centers
- Car Dealerships
- Restaurants
- Suburban & Urban Office
- Parking Garages
- Golf Courses
- Multi-Family Buildings
- Hotels
- Theaters
- Warehouses
- Nursing Homes
- Mobile Home Sites
- Self Storage Facilities
- Gas Stations
- Manufacturing Facilities
- Cold Storage Facilities
- Fast Food
- Retail Condominiums
The actual amount of real savings and other benefits depends on the type of property. After-tax savings can range from 2% - 4% for an asset’s depreciable basis, providing the owner a significant increase in after tax cash flow. |
