What does a cost segregation study cost?
A full cost segregation study from ClickDrag Finance starts at $15,000, prepared and signed by ClickDrag Finance, or at $10,000* when the CPA firm reviews, approves and signs it as its own, both before optional add-ons, for a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total up to $250 million; above $250 million, the study is quoted after a scoping call. ClickDrag Finance's $499* low-cost cost segregation workpaper, which is not a study, is for a rental or business property whose purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million.
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Not a study · rental or business property under $2.0 million*
Low-cost cost segregation workpaper
$499*
- A workpaper for the taxpayer's tax preparer, prepared from the information the buyer provides
- Narrative PDF with a recovery-class summary and the Year-1 deduction
- Reviewed before release
Paid online at checkout.
Up to $250 million
Black-label cost segregation study
Starting at
$15,000per study, before optional add-ons
- Prepared and signed by ClickDrag Finance on its letterhead
- Built on the methodology in the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide
- Each component traced to a source document
- A qualified human review of every classification
Invoiced: 25% when the letter is accepted, 75% at delivery.
CPA firms with an account
White-label cost segregation study
Starting at
$10,000*per study, before optional add-ons
- Reviewed, approved and signed by the CPA firm as its own, on its own letterhead
- Same methodology and source-document tracing
- Two firms per metro area, confirmed by ClickDrag Finance, no annual fee
Invoiced to the firm: 25% when the letter is accepted, 75% at delivery.
Optional add-ons for a study
Advanced Deliverables Package
+$7,500
- Capital account and tax impact analysis for each partner or member
- Depreciation schedule by asset class, years 1 to 10
- Bonus depreciation compared with straight-line, side by side
- State bonus depreciation conformity notes
- §1245 and §1250 recapture memo for a future sale
- Opportunity Zone interaction analysis, when the property is in an Opportunity Zone
- Amendment opportunity review for 12 months
- Priority place in the review queue
- Unlimited revisions within 30 days of delivery
Non-MACRS Capitalized Cost Analysis
+$2,500
- Every capitalized cost that falls outside MACRS, categorized line by line
- Loan and financing costs, amortized over the loan term
- Capitalized construction interest (§263A), added to the basis of the property it relates to
- Organizational and start-up costs (§195 and §248): the first-year amount and the 180-month amortization
- Acquisition and closing costs, allocated between land and depreciable basis
- Acquired intangibles (§197), on 15-year amortization
- Reconciliation: depreciable basis + land + non-depreciable costs + capitalized non-MACRS costs = the trial-balance total
- A summary a tax preparer can use to set the final treatment
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†Our planning bands for a generic commercial property: a typical land share and the share of the building reclassified to shorter-life property (the low end of the band for the workpaper), with the 37% top federal rate. Cost segregation moves deductions earlier; over the building's life the same basis is recovered, and depreciation taken is generally recaptured when the property is sold. Payback is the estimated first-year tax reduction divided by the fee.
*For a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million.
*$10,000 is the starting white-label study price, before optional add-ons, for a study the CPA firm reviews, approves and signs as its own on its own letterhead.
Over $250 million?
For a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total more than $250 million, the study is scoped on a call before any price is quoted. Pick a day and time that suits you.
What is the difference between a white-label and a black-label cost segregation study?
The difference is who signs the cost segregation study and whose letterhead it is on: ClickDrag Finance prepares and signs a black-label study, and a CPA firm reviews, approves and signs a white-label study as its own. Each study’s label is the CPA firm’s call: one study it orders can be white label and the next black label.
Black label
Starting at $15,000 per study, before optional add-ons
- Who signs
- ClickDrag Finance prepares and signs the study.
- Letterhead
- ClickDrag Finance’s letterhead
- Who it is for
- For a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total up to $250 million: an owner whose property's purchase price plus construction costs total $2.0 million or more, or a CPA firm that wants ClickDrag Finance’s name on its client’s study.
- How to buy
- Book a call to receive your proposal. Above $250 million, the study is scoped on that call before any price is quoted.
White label
Starting at $10,000* per study, before optional add-ons
- Who signs
- Your CPA firm reviews, approves and signs the study as its own. On a white-label study, ClickDrag Finance’s technology and know-how facilitate the work, and what ClickDrag Finance delivers is workpapers in the form of a study, which your CPA firm reviews, approves and signs as its own.
- Letterhead
- Your firm’s own letterhead
- Who it is for
- CPA firms with an account with ClickDrag Finance: two firms per metro area, confirmed by ClickDrag Finance, with no annual fee and no subscription.
- How to buy
- Book a call to receive your proposal.
*$10,000 is the starting white-label study price, before optional add-ons, for a study the CPA firm reviews, approves and signs as its own on its own letterhead.
White label for CPA firmsWhat a full study adds
Supporting Documentation
The deliverable itself is the support: the written study, with its methodology, cost sources and per-component classification rationale.
Qualified Human Oversight
Every study includes qualified review of every component classification before delivery.
Typical Delivery
The cost segregation study is typically delivered within 15–20 business days after we receive complete documents, and is released to the buyer once its 25% retainer invoice is paid. Engineering principles applied to your own construction and closing documents.
Why is our study $15,000 when some engineered studies start at $2,730?
A low starting price buys a study; it does not always buy one your client's return can lean on. R.E. Cost Seg — Fully Engineered lists its commercial study from $2,730 (recostseg.com/services/fully-engineered-study, read ). Delivery is not the difference: its page states about 15–20 business days (roughly 3–4 weeks), and ours is typically 15–20 business days after complete documents. What the $15,000 pays for is below.
- Reconciled to the trial balance. The depreciable basis ties to the client's books, so the study total matches the return.
- Every component cites its authority. Classifications reference the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide and the governing Rev. Proc. 87-56 asset class.
- Three outputs, one set of numbers. The study page, the Excel schedules and the PDF report are checked against each other before delivery.
- Qualified human review. A reviewer checks every classification, with a dedicated project manager on your engagement.
- Source-traced documentation. Each component traces back to the pay application, invoice or drawing it came from, so questions after filing have answers on file.
- One black-label price up to $250 million. $15,000, before optional add-ons, for ClickDrag Finance’s black-label study of a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total up to $250 million.
How do our prices compare with published market prices?
Our $499* workpaper sits among the online services and our $15,000 study among the engineering firms that publish a price. Each price below was read off the provider's own page on the date shown; what each one includes differs, and the cost segregation price comparison, provider by provider, also sets out site visit, signature and audit support row by row.
Workpapers, reports and online studies
| Provider | Published price | Read |
|---|---|---|
| ClickDrag Finance — low-cost workpaper | $499* (a rental or business property under $2.0 million) | |
| R.E. Cost Seg — Rapid Report | From $950 | |
| Cost Seg Smart | From $495 (residential and short-term rental), from $995 (commercial); the same page also shows multifamily of 5+ units from $1,995 | |
| KBKG — CostSegregation.com | $495 (residential, up to a $500,000 tax basis, rising to $675 at $750,000 and $1,195 from $1.2M) · $1,295 (commercial, up to a $1,000,000 tax basis, rising to $1,795 at $1.5M); priced by tax basis | |
| RentalWriteOff | $899 flat fee per property | |
| Virtual Cost Segregation | $2,200 per study, or $1,980 per property for three or more properties | |
| SMF Cost Segregation Advisors | $1,750 per study (1 unit) · $2,750 (2–4 units) · $3,250 (5–10 units) | |
| Modern CFO | $1,200–$2,500 (residential and small) · $2,500–$6,000 (standard commercial) · $6,000–$12,000 (large and complex); set by the engineering scope, and above the highest band quoted individually | |
| 24 Hour Cost Seg | From $499 per property; its home page also calls $499 a flat rate | |
| Cost Seg EZ | $595 (DIY) · $895 (engineer reviewed) · from $2,500 (fully engineered, based on property complexity) | |
| WeCostSeg | $795 (Rapid Report) · $2,495 (Fully Engineered Residential) · from $2,995 (Fully Engineered Commercial) |
Engineering firms that publish a price or range
| Provider | Published price | Read |
|---|---|---|
| ClickDrag Finance — black-label study | $15,000 (a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total up to $250 million) | |
| ClickDrag Finance — white-label study | from $10,000* (reviewed, approved and signed by the CPA firm as its own, on its own letterhead) | |
| R.E. Cost Seg — Fully Engineered | From $2,320 (residential), from $2,730 (commercial) | |
| KBKG — engineered studies | Typically $5,000–$15,000, depending on building size, building type, number of tenants and other physical characteristics | |
| CSSI | From $2,500 for most commercial properties, with larger or more complex buildings possibly costing more; the same page says a study typically ranges from $2,000 to $15,000, depending on the size, complexity and location of the property, with fees based on project scope and potential tax savings | |
| Madison SPECS | Typically $4,000–$11,000; a fixed fee per study, priced individually by the size and complexity of the property | |
| Maven Cost Segregation | $2,500–$4,000 (smaller properties) · $5,000–$10,000+ (large or complex properties and portfolios); general ranges, not fixed quotes | |
| CSA Partners (Cost Segregation Authority) | From $3,000, varying with the size, complexity and scope of the property; the fee is given in a no-cost benefit analysis before engagement |
No published price (quote on request): Engineered Tax Services and Capstan Tax Strategies (read October 22, 2026).
*For a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million.
*$10,000 is the starting white-label study price, before optional add-ons, for a study the CPA firm reviews, approves and signs as its own on its own letterhead.
Who reviews and who signs a ClickDrag Finance cost segregation study?
| Question | $499* workpaper | $15,000 study |
|---|---|---|
| Who reviews it? | It is reviewed before release. | A qualified human review of every component, with a project manager on the engagement. |
| Who signs it? | It is a workpaper for the taxpayer's tax preparer, prepared from the information the buyer provides. | ClickDrag Finance signs the study (black label), and its signer block names its preparers: Howard Krieger (MBA, former ASA), Managing Director; and Robert H. Hutchins (CPA (Inactive), CVA (Emeritus)), Senior Tax Advisor. |
| Does a cost segregation study include a site visit? | It is prepared from the documents and photographs the buyer provides. | It can include a site visit, by appointment, and a visit is preferred; when a site visit is not feasible because of cost or timing, the property is documented from its own records and from photographs linked to the components they support, and each photograph’s embedded date and location data are read and recorded. |
| What audit support comes with it? | The workpaper and its stated procedures. | The deliverable itself is the support: the written study, with its methodology, cost sources and per-component classification rationale. |
*For a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million.
Our terms set out the terms of each product.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a legitimate cost segregation report for about $500?
Yes: ClickDrag Finance's low-cost cost segregation workpaper is $499* for a rental or business property whose purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million, ordered by its owner or by a CPA or advisor for a client, and it is reviewed before release: a workpaper for the taxpayer's tax preparer, prepared from the information the buyer provides. ClickDrag Finance's cost segregation report is a workpaper for your tax preparer, not a study. It is a narrative PDF that sorts the information you provide into depreciation classes, with one summary table of each class's amount and percent of the depreciable basis and the Year-1 deduction, and your own tax advisor decides how to use it. *For a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million.
What does a ClickDrag Finance cost segregation study include, and who is it for?
ClickDrag Finance's cost segregation study covers a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total up to $250 million, for a CPA or tax advisor with a client's property at any total up to that limit, and for an owner when that total is $2.0 million or more. It includes a qualified human review of every component, a dedicated project manager, a document and photo review of the property, and a documentation package built on the methodology in the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide.
What does a cost segregation study cost?
Among online and structured-data cost segregation services, published prices start at $495 for a residential rental, as read off each provider's own page (the oldest of those readings is dated October 22, 2026; see the comparison of cost segregation companies for each row's date). ClickDrag Finance publishes $499* for its low-cost cost segregation workpaper, which is not a study (For a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million), a starting price of $15,000 for a black-label study prepared and signed by ClickDrag Finance, and of $10,000* for a white-label study the CPA firm reviews, approves and signs as its own, both before optional add-ons, each study for a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total up to $250 million. For either study, book a call to receive your proposal. *$10,000 is the starting white-label study price, before optional add-ons, for a study the CPA firm reviews, approves and signs as its own on its own letterhead.
Which ClickDrag Finance price applies to my property?
The property's purchase price plus construction costs decides it, not its type or unit count: ClickDrag Finance's $499* workpaper is for a rental or business property under $2.0 million, the $15,000 study covers a property up to $250 million, and above $250 million the study is scoped on a call before any price is quoted. A $20 million warehouse is the $15,000 study. A self-storage facility or an apartment building follows the same line, with no unit-count limit: under $2.0 million, the $499* workpaper, ordered by the owner or by a CPA or advisor for a client; from $2.0 million, the $15,000 study. A small office under $2.0 million that is held for rental or business use gets the $499* workpaper. A CPA or tax advisor can order either product for a client: the $499* cost segregation workpaper when the property's purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million, or the $15,000 cost segregation study when that total is up to $250 million; an owner orders the workpaper under $2.0 million and the study from $2.0 million of that total. *For a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total under $2.0 million.
Which optional add-ons are available with a ClickDrag Finance cost segregation study?
The Advanced Deliverables Package ($7,500) and the Non-MACRS Capitalized Cost Analysis ($2,500) are optional add-ons to either ClickDrag Finance cost segregation study, beyond its price.
How is a ClickDrag Finance cost segregation study supported?
A ClickDrag Finance cost segregation study is built on the methodology in the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide: each component is traced to the invoice, pay application or other source document, or the documented cost estimate, it came from, each classification names the Rev. Proc. 87-56 asset class and recovery period behind it, the photographs the buyer supplies are linked to the components they support, and a qualified reviewer checks every classification before delivery. The study page, the Excel schedules and the PDF are checked against each other before delivery, so every surface carries the same numbers. The low-cost cost segregation workpaper, which is not a study, sorts the documents and photographs the buyer provides into the same recovery classes and is reviewed before release.
What is the difference between a white-label and a black-label cost segregation study?
A black-label cost segregation study starts at $15,000 per study, before optional add-ons, and is prepared and signed by ClickDrag Finance on its own letterhead, for a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total up to $250 million, for an owner whose property's purchase price plus construction costs total $2.0 million or more or for a CPA firm that wants ClickDrag Finance’s name on its client’s study. A white-label cost segregation study starts at $10,000* per study, before optional add-ons, and is reviewed, approved and signed by the CPA firm as its own, on its own letterhead (ClickDrag Finance’s technology and know-how facilitate it, and what ClickDrag Finance delivers is workpapers in the form of a study), for a property whose purchase price plus construction costs total up to $250 million, for CPA firms with an account with ClickDrag Finance (two firms per metro area, confirmed by ClickDrag Finance, with no annual fee or subscription). Each study’s label is the CPA firm’s call: one study it orders can be white label and the next black label. For either study, book a call to receive your proposal. *$10,000 is the starting white-label study price, before optional add-ons, for a study the CPA firm reviews, approves and signs as its own on its own letterhead.
Want to see a sample study first?
The $15,000 cost segregation study is document-driven: it applies an engineering principles-based methodology, the cost classification approach described in the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide (Publication 5653), to the property's own documents and to photographs linked to the components they support, with a qualified human review of every component. See our Terms for fees and refunds.