§02How it works

The platform behind every study.

Intake, modeling, review, delivery — all on our internal software. Specialists run every study; software handles the busy work.

Overview

From property address to final study.

Segtax turns cost segregation into a structured digital workflow. Starting from a property address, the platform aggregates data, guides clients through a centralized portal, and delivers a defensible engineering-based study with source-level traceability.

WORKFLOW · 21 DAYS · END TO ENDLIVE
01
Intake
DAY 0
02
Portal
DAY 1–2
03
Proposal
DAY 2–4
04
Execution
DAY 5–14
05
Review
DAY 15–18
06
Delivery
DAY 21
The process

Six steps. Nothing hidden.

Each phase has a clear input, a clear output, and a clear owner. Here's what happens, day by day.

01
DAY 0
~5 min

Property intake

Every engagement begins with the property details. The platform pulls public records into a single workspace: transaction history, county records, parcel data, and GIS imagery. We then layer on what only you can provide, your settlement statement, appraisal, and other property details.

NEW STUDY · INTAKEstep 1 of 6
PROPERTY ADDRESS
418 Oakview Drive, Austin TX 78704
PURCHASE PRICE
$18,400,000
PIS DATE
Mar 14, 2026
AUTO-AGGREGATED · 8 SOURCES
County recordsparcel & tax history
Appraiser recordsbuilding characteristics
GIS imagerysite & footprint
Public permitsrecent improvements
02
DAY 1–2
as needed

Document collection

Portal access is granted immediately after your inquiry — no waiting for a proposal. Upload your documents, message our team, and track your study as it progresses. The sooner we have your documents, the faster the analysis begins.

portal.segtax · oakview-apartments
STUDY PROGRESS
62% complete
on track · day 9
Settlement statementYou · Apr 12
Photo coverageYou · Apr 13
Cost detail (capex)Awaiting upload
R. PATEL, ANALYST · 9:41 AM
Got the photos — great coverage. Could you upload the 2024 capex summary? That's the last input we need before analysis.
03
DAY 2–4
~24 hrs

Feasibility analysis & proposal

With your documents in hand, our team runs a property-specific feasibility analysis to estimate potential tax benefit. The analysis identifies likely asset categories, applies relevant tax assumptions, and generates a detailed savings proposal.

FEASIBILITY · ESTIMATED YEAR-1 BENEFIT
$1,144,200
HIGH ESTIMATE
RECOVERY CLASSRECLASSIFIED %
5-yr · personal property$3.49M
7-yr · agricultural assets$0.37M
15-yr · land improvements$1.65M
27.5-yr · structural$12.88M
QUOTED FEE
$8,900 · flat
128× ROI yr 1
04
DAY 5–14
~10 days

Study execution

The platform and our cost seg specialists work hand in hand across every document and data source collected: the platform handles the grunt work and the team makes the methodology calls and judgment decisions. Each engagement is matched to an expert team by property type, since acquisitions, new construction, renovations, and lookback studies each follow a distinct workflow.

EXECUTION QUEUE4 active studies
Oakview ApartmentsTeam A
ACQUISITION · MULTIFAMILY
IN EXECUTION · 55%
River North LogisticsTeam B
ACQUISITION · INDUSTRIAL
FEASIBILITY · 18%
Hartwell PlaceTeam A
LOOKBACK · OFFICE
REVIEW · 88%
Cedar Ridge STRTeam C
RENOVATION · HOSPITALITY
INTAKE · 8%
05
DAY 15–18
~3 days

Review & QA

A full review and QA pass before delivery. Senior cost segregation experts check every classification, methodology call, and assumption. Each one is backed by source evidence, your documents, site visits, and photos, and grounded in the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, revenue rulings, and case law.

CLASSIFICATION REVIEW · 142 components
IN REVIEW
COMPONENTSOURCECLASSSTATUS
HVAC condensing unitsappraisal5-yrapproved
Cabinets, kitchen basecost detail5-yrapproved
Flooring, LVT (units)cost detail5-yrapproved
Site lighting, poleappraisal15-yrapproved
Asphalt paving, parkingsite photos15-yrapproved
Specialty electrical, kitchencost detail5-yrreview
Decorative millwork, commoncost detail5-yrreview
R. PATEL · SENIOR SPECIALIST
2 components escalated for senior review. All decisions tied to source documentation and IRS ATG methodology.
06
DAY 21
delivered

Audit-ready delivery

Each study passes a final expert review and quality check. You receive an engineering-based cost segregation study, depreciation schedules, a methodology narrative, and Form 3115 where applicable, ready for your CPA to apply. We stay available through filing.

STUDY DELIVERED · 2024-MF-0418
Oakview Apartments
Year-1 deduction · $3,094,800
DELIVERED FILES
Cost segregation study (PDF)24 pp · 3.4 MB
Depreciation schedules (XLSX)5 sheets
Engineering documentation142 components
Form 3115 (if needed)pre-filled
Audit-ready evidence file88 photos · indexed
RP
R. Patel, CPA · signed
04.18.2026 · audit-ready
Flexible workflows

Built for different study types.

Built to support acquisitions, new construction, renovations, and lookback studies. Each path is shaped to its inputs — not forced through a single template.

01

Acquisition studies

MOST COMMON

Uses property data, satellite imagery, document intelligence, and optional 3D models to identify and classify assets for existing properties.

02

New construction studies

BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS

Processes pay applications, general ledger detail, drawings, and change orders to classify assets at original cost into clean recovery classes.

03

Renovation studies

CAPEX PROJECTS

Adapts to incomplete documentation, soft-cost variance, and mixed asset bases by cross-walking to a building component for proper reclassification.

04

Lookback studies

CATCH-UP FILINGS

Recovers prior-year deductions and prefills Form 3115 to capture missed depreciation for properties placed in service in prior tax years.

Technology layer

Technology that supports every study.

Four layers do the heavy lifting before a specialist opens the file. Each layer is observable, traceable, and reviewed.

LAYER 01

Data aggregation

Pulls public records, parcel data, GIS imagery, and permits into a single property workspace — before a specialist opens the file.

LAYER 02

Document intelligence

AI-assisted parsing of settlement statements, appraisals, capex ledgers, and pay applications into structured component data.

LAYER 03

Component extraction

Converts parsed documents into a structured asset schedule with initial recovery class candidates, ready for specialist review.

LAYER 04

Evidence mapping

Links every component to its source document, photo, or record — building the audit trail before the study is signed.

STACK · INPUTS → OUTPUT
Public + private inputsSettlement · GL · capex · photos · GIS · permits
Data aggregationnormalize → unify → reconcile
Document intelligenceextract → classify → validate
Component extractionidentify → map → schedule
Specialist reviewvalidate → approve → sign
Component schedule142 components · IRS-mapped
Automation + expert review

Automation accelerates.
Experts validate.

AUTOMATION HANDLES
Aggregate property data from public records
Parse settlement statements & cost detail
Extract component schedules from documents
Build depreciation schedules and supporting tables
Organize and index supporting photos
Generate audit trail & evidence index
EXPERTS OWN
Make the methodology calls
Decide every classification, grounded in the IRC, rulings, and the ATG
Validate assumptions against applicable rulings
Approve the final schedule & tax narrative
Sign the report on the record
THE RESULT
Three weeks instead of three months. Same engineering rigor. Better cost.
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