How much tax can your hotel save? Free estimate in 2 business days.
Cost segregation lets you write off a big part of your hotel now instead of over 39 years. Your free estimate shows:
- Your estimated tax savings, in dollars
- How much of your building qualifies
- Free, non-binding, no documents needed
Silas SchüttelYour contact at Hotelupside
Estimate by The Cost Seg LadyCSSI: 23+ years, 65,000+ clients.
- On your tax return, your hotel is one building, depreciated over 39 years.
- A cost segregation study goes through it item by item.
- Often 40% or more moves to 5 and 15 years: furniture, carpet and fixtures to 5 years; parking, landscaping and the pool to 15 years. The structure stays at 39 years.
- The same deductions, years earlier.
- Example: an 82-room hotel, about $620k or more in estimated tax savings. Example calculation: 82 rooms × $95k building value per room × 8%. Not a client.
- Get your free estimate in 2 business days, from The Cost Seg Lady, powered by CSSI.
A study splits your hotel into three parts.
On your tax return, the whole building is one asset, written off over 39 years. A cost segregation study sorts its cost into three groups, and two of them are written off much faster.
Today
After a study
5 years
Inside the rooms
- Furniture
- Carpet
- Fixtures
Beds, desks and seating, carpet, decorative lighting, window treatments and wiring that only serves equipment.
15 years
Around the property
- Parking
- Landscaping
- Pool
- Signs
Parking lot and sidewalks, landscaping, site lighting, the pool area, fencing and your road sign.
39 years
The structure
- Structure
Foundation, walls, roof, elevators and the building’s core plumbing, electrical and HVAC. This part stays at 39 years.
The same deductions, years earlier.
A study moves deductions forward, to the years when the cash is worth most to you. The total over the life of the building stays the same.
- Bought or renovated after January 19, 2025
- With 100% bonus depreciation, the 5- and 15-year parts can be deducted in the first year.
- Bought earlier
- You can catch up the depreciation you missed in this year’s return, without amending old returns.
Yearly depreciation of one hotel
Without a study, the hotel is written off in 39 equal yearly amounts. With a study, the 5- and 15-year parts come off in year one and only the structure stays on 39 equal amounts. Illustrative.
Illustrative. Year one is cut off: with a study it is about 16 times a normal year. Same total in both cases.
A rough number in ten seconds.
Pick your room count and hotel class. You get a ballpark based on a deliberately low building value per room. The free estimate then works with your real figures.
Rough tax savings
- 82 rooms × $95k building value per room = $7.8M
- × about 8%, the ratio of a real CSSI estimate = $620k, the low end
A ballpark, not an offer. The free estimate uses your real figures and can come out higher or lower.
Get my free estimateHow it works
Tell us about your hotel.
Name, state and, if you have them, purchase price or building cost and the year it went into service. Rough figures are fine.
We make the introduction.
With your permission, we introduce you by email to The Cost Seg Lady (Investor Guide), powered by CSSI.
You get your free estimate.
Property-specific, within 2 business days. Then you decide, with your tax adviser, whether a full study makes sense.
Your free estimate in 2 business days.
A few details are enough to start. We introduce you to The Cost Seg Lady, powered by CSSI, and you get a property-specific estimate before deciding anything.
Helpful if you have it
- Purchase date and price
- Year it went into service
- Renovations, with rough year and amount
- Whether it was a 1031 exchange
- Parking, pool, signs or other site work
Rough figures are fine. No documents needed.
Questions first? Write to me.Silas Schüttel, Hotelupside · silas@hotelupside.com
Questions owners ask.
Get my free estimateHow is the rough number calculated?
It is a ballpark, not an offer or a promise. We take the room count, assume a deliberately low building value per room for the hotel class, and apply the savings ratio of a real CSSI estimate for a motel in service since 2015 (8–11% of the building value at a 37% tax rate; we use the 8%). Your actual figures can be higher or lower, which is what the free estimate is for.
Who does the estimate and the study?
The Cost Seg Lady (Investor Guide), powered by CSSI. According to CSSI, it has more than 23 years of experience and has served over 65,000 clients. Hotelupside only makes the introduction.
What is cost segregation, in plain English?
It is an analysis of property costs to identify assets that may be depreciated over shorter periods than the building. It concerns the timing of deductions, not a guaranteed reduction in the property’s cost or a promise of tax savings.
Could it make sense for my hotel or motel?
Possibly. Property details, ownership, acquisition or improvement history and your tax position all matter. Investor Guide and CSSI assess whether a study is appropriate; your tax adviser should help evaluate the tax implications.
Who will I be speaking with?
Hotelupside facilitates the introduction. Investor Guide (The Cost Seg Lady) is our referral partner, and CSSI is the study provider. They handle qualification, advice, pricing and delivery. A preliminary call with Hotelupside is not required.
Am I committing to a study?
No. Sending this form requests an introduction. Any study scope, pricing and engagement would be discussed separately with the provider before you decide.
How does Hotelupside get paid?
Hotelupside may receive a referral fee if an introduction leads to a qualifying paid engagement. We do not conduct the study or provide tax advice.
What happens to the information I share?
We store your enquiry privately and use it to handle your request and keep the introduction attributable. With your permission, we share the relevant details with Investor Guide for follow-up about a potential CSSI study. Read our privacy notice for more information.