The federal tax code provides several incentives and strategies that allow commercial building owners to reduce their tax burdens. Among the most powerful of these strategies is Cost Segregation, which enables building owners to claim accelerated depreciation deductions by simply reclassifying certain real property assets as personal property. Another provision called the Historic Tax Credit [...]

In September 2018, the IRS issued Notice 2018-71 providing guidance on a lesser-known feature of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: the Section 45S Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave. Created as a way to incentivize businesses to continue paying employees who are out of work to care for family members, Section 45S [...]