From first estimate to completed study — one guided process
BluePrint owns the front of the process: the benefit estimate, the education, the intake, and the document collection. A qualified cost segregation specialist in the BluePrint Partner Network owns the technical study. Your CPA gets a clean deliverable that drops into Drake, CCH Axcess, or UltraTax without retyping.
Property-type playbooks pre-load the estimate inputs, required documents, and risk flags — so the project arrives at the specialist organized, not raw.
Projects are reviewed by qualified cost segregation specialists and engineering professionals before final report delivery.
Network studies trace every classification to a legal basis — Regs, cases, PLRs — and reconcile every cost to total basis. Audit support included.
Typical turnarounds of 5–10 business days by package, because the intake work is done before the specialist starts.
Estimate & intake — on the platform
Takes you ~10 minutes. The platform knows what to ask based on property type.
Pick a property type and enter your basis. Each of the 17 property types pre-loads a playbook: typical reclass ranges, risk flags, and the exact documents the study will need.
Property name and address, placed-in-service date, purchase price, and land value. The platform computes your improvement basis on the fly and shows the likely package range.
Closing statement, construction cost breakdown or invoices (if available), prior depreciation schedule (for lookbacks), and photos. The intake checker tells you in real time what's complete and what's still missing.
17 playbooks, one for every common asset class
Each playbook encodes the typical 5- and 15-year reclass ranges, the high-value assets to watch for, and the risk flags specific to that property type.
Specialist matching & classification
BluePrint routes the organized project; the specialist makes every call.
Your engagement is with BluePrint. We assign the qualified cost segregation specialist team that fits the property type, size, location, complexity, and timing — you don't shop ten providers, you get one accountable platform.
Invoices are read line-by-line, related costs grouped, and assets tagged by area and system. Every asset is classified against rules that encode IRS guidance, tax court decisions, and the property-type playbooks — each with a confidence level and risk flag.
Qualified cost segregation specialists and engineering professionals review every non-routine classification before anything moves forward, with written justification on judgment calls.
Cost allocation & reconciliation
The basis reconciles to the penny. Every method is documented.
Direct invoices when available, RSMeans detailed cost estimation when not, or a hybrid. The specialist picks the right method per asset category and documents why. Soft costs (design, permits, financing) are allocated proportionally.
Every dollar is tied back to the total depreciable basis. If the math doesn't reconcile, the study doesn't ship. This is table stakes — and it's the single biggest difference between a defensible study and a cheap one.
Reclass percentages are checked against the property-type playbook's typical ranges. If the numbers are materially off, the platform flags it and the specialist explains why (or corrects it).
Report & delivery
Your CPA gets exactly what they need. You get a PDF that holds up to examination.
Executive summary, methodology, asset schedules by class life, cost reconciliation, photo appendix, legal citations, specialist certification, and the Form 3115 workpaper for lookbacks — built to network report standards.
A one-page summary for your CPA with every number they need to enter, plus structured data that imports directly into Drake, CCH Axcess, and UltraTax. No retyping, no transcription errors.
If the study's classifications, methodology, or allocations are ever questioned, BluePrint stands behind it — the specialist team that prepared it provides the technical response, and BluePrint coordinates the process.
Why this process is different
Every asset on every schedule has a citation — to the regs, a court case, a PLR, or the property-type playbook. Not a model hallucination, not a guess.
Medical practices get the medical playbook. Restaurants get the restaurant playbook. STR owners get the STR playbook with the material-participation notes your CPA needs.
Half-complete intake never reaches a specialist. The checker tells you what's missing, in plain English, before the handoff.
It's a network standard: every specialist in the BluePrint network is required to stand behind the studies they complete.
Audit support included on every completed study.
If the IRS or a tax advisor questions the study's classifications, methodology, cost allocations, or supporting documentation, BluePrint stands behind the study it delivered — the specialist team that prepared it provides the technical response, and BluePrint coordinates the process so clients and CPAs are never left chasing answers.
Right-sized to the property
Right-sized study for smaller properties and single-asset STRs.
The most common package — full engineering-based study.
Engineering-heavy study for complex or high-basis properties.
Bulk pricing and coordinated delivery across a portfolio.
Final pricing is scoped to the property and confirmed in your BluePrint engagement letter.
Build a benefit estimate in 60 seconds — accelerated depreciation and Year-1 tax impact, no email required.