Terms & Disclosures

Effective August 24, 2026. Last updated August 28, 2026.

Our Referral Relationship, Disclosed in Full

What Is Cost Seg is an independently operated educational resource. We are not a cost segregation firm, and we do not perform engineering studies ourselves. When a reader's situation looks like a genuine fit for the strategy, we refer them to one specific, vetted cost segregation provider that we have chosen to work with.

If you engage that provider as a result of a referral from this site, whether by phone, email, or the contact form, What Is Cost Seg may receive compensation for that referral. This is a paid, material financial relationship, and we want it stated plainly rather than buried where you'd have to go looking for it.

That relationship does not change what we publish. Every educational page on this site, including our coverage of benefits and risks, is written to be accurate and balanced regardless of whether you ever contact our partner provider. We describe the downsides of cost segregation, such as depreciation recapture at sale and the properties where a study isn't worth the fee, with the same honesty as the upsides. If our content ever reads like it's steering you toward a referral rather than toward an accurate answer, that's a failure on our part, not an intended feature of how this site is built.

Not Tax, Legal, or Accounting Advice

Nothing on this site constitutes tax, legal, or accounting advice, and nothing here should be relied on as a substitute for advice from a qualified, licensed professional who has reviewed your specific financial and property details. Cost segregation outcomes depend heavily on facts particular to your situation, including your depreciable basis, your tax bracket, your filing status, your hold period, and the state in which your property is located. Two owners with seemingly similar properties can see meaningfully different results.

Before making any decision based on information found on this site, consult a licensed CPA, tax attorney, or other qualified professional who can evaluate your circumstances directly. We write this content to be genuinely useful as a starting point for that conversation, not as a replacement for it.

Accuracy and Currency of Information

We make a good-faith effort to keep every page on this site accurate and current, including figures related to bonus depreciation, Section 179, and standard depreciation periods. Federal and state tax law changes over time, sometimes with little advance notice, and a figure that was accurate when a page was written can become outdated later. We do not warrant that any specific number, percentage, or deadline referenced on this site remains current at the moment you're reading it. Always verify current rules with a qualified professional or the IRS's own published guidance before acting on anything you read here.

Acceptable Use of Our Content

You're welcome to read, reference, and link to the content on this site for personal or professional use, including citing a specific page or figure with proper attribution back to whatiscostseg.com. What you may not do is republish, redistribute, or reproduce substantial portions of our written content elsewhere, whether on another website, in a newsletter, or in marketing material, without our prior written permission. If you'd like to use our content in a way that goes beyond a normal citation or link, reach out through our contact page and we're generally happy to discuss it.

Limitation of Liability

What Is Cost Seg, its owners, and its operators are not liable for any decision made, or any financial outcome experienced, as a result of information found on this site. This includes decisions to pursue or forgo a cost segregation study, decisions made in reliance on our partner provider's recommendations, and any tax, financial, or legal consequences that follow from those decisions. Use of this site and any action taken based on its content is entirely at your own discretion and risk. This site is provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding its completeness, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms and disclosures from time to time, including as tax law changes or as our referral relationships change. The version published on this page at any given time is the version in effect. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically, particularly before relying on information elsewhere on the site for a significant financial decision.

Questions About These Terms

If anything on this page is unclear, or you have a question about how our referral relationship works, our contact page is the fastest way to reach us. We'd rather answer a direct question about how this site operates than have you guess.

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