Associate Consultant, Real Estate Tax; Cost Segregation

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McGuire Sponsel is a national specialty tax and advisory consulting firm founded in 2007. We serve more than 500 CPA and real estate firms across the country, and are recognized for combining our technical expertise with exceptional client service. With five offices throughout the United States:
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When acquiring, renovating or building real estate, most taxpayers tend to overstate the amount of 39-year real property. This limits the depreciation deductions available to taxpayers in the early stages of their investment. A cost segregation solves this problem by reclassifying assets by maximizing the property eligible for treatment as 5-, 7- or 15-year property. This depreciation optimization frees up substantial cash flow.

McGuire Sponsel’s unique approach to cost segregation employs civil, structural and architectural engineering knowledge coupled with tax law experience to identify components that qualify for accelerated depreciation. Our team’s blend of engineering and tax code expertise provides tremendous value throughout a project. The professionals at McGuire Sponsel perform a site inspection for every study and all costs, along with their classifications, are then documented to withstand IRS scrutiny.

Our Cost Segregation Consultants come from engineering, finance and accounting, real estate, or construction backgrounds. They are process-oriented, attentive to details, methodical, adaptable, and team-oriented individuals who are driven by completing projects from start to finish.

Read more about the Cost Segregation Practice here .

Department:
Fixed Assets Services, Cost Segregation Practice
Reports to:
Manager, Cost Segregation
Type:
Full-time, exempt

• Conduct on-site inspections to notate and document the nature and use of all depreciable property.
• Prepare detailed schedules & reports summarizing and supporting the results of our depreciation analysis.
• Cost estimating using programs such as RSMeans & Marshall Valuation Service when actual costs are not available.
• Review and analyze all available construction cost documentation for a respective project.
• Examine any available construction blueprint/drawings to identify and properly classify all depreciable assets.
• Effectively communicate with CPAs and clients to understand goals and needs and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Critical…