Tommy DobczykOpportunity Zone Advisor, OZ Wizard · Director of Development | Certified Opportunity Zone Advisor

Write Off EVERYTHING In Your Building With This Tax Hack! #shorts

14 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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Tommy Dobczyk breaks down cost segregation: a strategy that lets you deduct building components like lighting fixtures in year one instead of spreading costs over 39 years. A $3,500 fixture with a 5-year life gets fully written off immediately, turning what would be $3,000 annual deductions into one big deduction upfront.

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I'm going to do a cost segregation study and I'm going to write off every single part of that building. So you see these lights over my head? They only last 5 years. So I get to write 100% of those off. Those lights cost $3,500 and I, and they're only going to last for 5 years. So I get to, I get to all 100% of that $3,500. Now, do you see what I just did? If I take the building over 39 years, how much was my thing? $3,000 per year. If I take the lights day 1, I get $3,500. Okay. And how many, how much other stuff do I have in here?