Cost segregation · Prepared directly by Unlevered
11 Dunemere Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937
ULV-2025-358C · Delivered Jun 12, 2026
Prepared directly by Unlevered
Engineered review · calibrated to IRS standards
Cost Segregation Study · Tax Year 2025

11 Dunemere Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937

East Hampton, NY, 11937
Prepared for
M. Ellsworth
Placed in service
Jun 1, 2025
Tax year
2025
Study ID
ULV-2025-358C
Property typeShort-Term Rental · Single-Family Residence
Year built1994
Square feet6,800
Beds7
Baths6 + 2 half
Lot size38,000 sqft
Parcel300-152-04-018
Section 01

Executive summary

This study reclassifies a portion of the property's depreciable basis from 39-year nonresidential into shorter recovery periods, accelerating deductions into year one under current bonus depreciation rules.

Basis of this study. This study covers 11 Dunemere Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937, a single-family home placed in service Jun 1, 2025, operated as a short-term rental. The entire property is in scope at 100% business use. Depreciation runs on the 39-year transient-occupancy schedule, applied to a depreciable basis of $5,910,000 ($2,480,000 land excluded from $8,390,000 total). The residual structural shell is classified as 39-year nonresidential real property because the property is operated as transient lodging.

Total depreciable basis
USD5,910,000
$2,270,178 is deductible in year one; the balance of the reclassified depreciation comes through over the rest of the schedule.
Total basis
$8,390,000
Land allocation
$2,480,000
Year-one federal deduction
$2,270,178
Short-life reclass
$2,218,913
Without cost seg
$82,083
Straight-line, 39-yr, partial year one
With this study
$2,270,178
27.7× larger first-year deduction
Deduction ledger
Tax yearDetailDeductionCumulative
Year 1FY 2025 · Short-life + shell (partial)$2,270,178$2,270,178
Year 2FY 2026 · 39-yr shell$94,643$2,364,821
Year 3FY 2027 · 39-yr shell$94,643$2,459,464
Year 4FY 2028 · 39-yr shell$94,643$2,554,107
Year 5FY 2029 · 39-yr shell$94,643$2,648,750
Years 640FY 2030–2064 · 39-yr shell$3,261,240$5,909,990
Year 6FY 2030 · 39-yr shell$94,643$2,743,393
Year 7FY 2031 · 39-yr shell$94,643$2,838,036
Year 8FY 2032 · 39-yr shell$94,643$2,932,679
Year 9FY 2033 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,027,322
Year 10FY 2034 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,121,965
Year 11FY 2035 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,216,608
Year 12FY 2036 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,311,251
Year 13FY 2037 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,405,894
Year 14FY 2038 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,500,537
Year 15FY 2039 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,595,180
Year 16FY 2040 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,689,823
Year 17FY 2041 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,784,466
Year 18FY 2042 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,879,109
Year 19FY 2043 · 39-yr shell$94,643$3,973,752
Year 20FY 2044 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,068,395
Year 21FY 2045 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,163,038
Year 22FY 2046 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,257,681
Year 23FY 2047 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,352,324
Year 24FY 2048 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,446,967
Year 25FY 2049 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,541,610
Year 26FY 2050 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,636,253
Year 27FY 2051 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,730,896
Year 28FY 2052 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,825,539
Year 29FY 2053 · 39-yr shell$94,643$4,920,182
Year 30FY 2054 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,014,825
Year 31FY 2055 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,109,468
Year 32FY 2056 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,204,111
Year 33FY 2057 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,298,754
Year 34FY 2058 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,393,397
Year 35FY 2059 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,488,040
Year 36FY 2060 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,582,683
Year 37FY 2061 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,677,326
Year 38FY 2062 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,771,969
Year 39FY 2063 · 39-yr shell$94,643$5,866,612
Year 40FY 2064 · 39-yr shell$43,378$5,909,990
Total over 40 years$5,909,990

Short-life property is deducted in full now; only the 39-year shell spreads forward.

Section 02

How the asset depreciates

This year's deduction comes from reclassifying short-life property out of the building basis: the 5- and 15-year components take bonus depreciation now, and the rest depreciates on the regular schedule.

Bonus depreciation
$2,218,913 98%
100% first-year bonus on the property reclassified to 5- and 15-year recovery.
First-year MACRS depreciation
$51,265 2%
Regular first-year depreciation on the remaining basis, including the 39-year shell (mid-month, partial year).
Section 03

Component allocation

$2,218,913 of short-life property, accelerated out of the $5,910,000 depreciable basis. The rollup below organizes the full basis by recovery period, then by room, then down to each component and its verified source.

5- & 15-year short-life · by room
Property-wide$1.23M55%
Carpet and flooring (non-permanent)$155,500
Window treatments$155,500
Cabinetry (non-permanent)$155,500
Appliances$155,500
Decorative lighting$155,500
Linens and decor (non-permanent)$155,500
Driveway and walkways$99,450
Landscaping (depreciable)$99,450
Fencing$99,450
Exterior$455K21%
Landscape design: specimen plantings + irrigation$160,000
Bluestone terrace + pool deck$120,000
Gravel motor court + stone walkways$75,000
Cedar privacy fencing + automated gates$55,000
Landscape + pathway lighting: low voltage$45,000
Multiple$438K20%
Custom millwork: kitchen, baths, library built-ins$220,000
Designer fixtures: chandeliers, sconces, pendants$85,000
Wool carpet: bedrooms + media room$42,000
Motorized shades + drapery throughout$38,000
General contractor labor: capitalized (§263A allocated → 5-yr)$34,284
General contractor labor: capitalized (§263A allocated → 15-yr)$18,279
Kitchen$95K4%
Sub-Zero / Wolf appliance suite: kitchen + catering pantry$95,000
Allocation rollup

Recovery bucket → room → component line item.

5-year personal property$1,447,284
Property-wide$933,000
Appliances & FF&E
Carpet and flooring (non-permanent)$155,500Archetype
Window treatments$155,500Archetype
Cabinetry (non-permanent)$155,500Archetype
Appliances$155,500Archetype
Decorative lighting$155,500Archetype
Linens and decor (non-permanent)$155,500Archetype
Multiple$419,284
Appliances & FF&E
Custom millwork: kitchen, baths, library built-ins$220,000sample:hamptons#16
Motorized shades + drapery throughout$38,000sample:hamptons#19
Electrical
Designer fixtures: chandeliers, sconces, pendants$85,000sample:hamptons#17
Interior finishes
Wool carpet: bedrooms + media room$42,000sample:hamptons#18
Soft costs
General contractor labor: capitalized (§263A allocated → 5-yr)$34,284sample:hamptons#34
Kitchen$95,000
Appliances & FF&E
Sub-Zero / Wolf appliance suite: kitchen + catering pantry$95,000sample:hamptons#15
15-year land improvements$771,629
Property-wide$298,350
Site & land improvements
Driveway and walkways$99,450Archetype
Landscaping (depreciable)$99,450Archetype
Fencing$99,450Archetype
Multiple$18,279
Soft costs
General contractor labor: capitalized (§263A allocated → 15-yr)$18,279sample:hamptons#34
Exterior$455,000
Site & land improvements
Landscape design: specimen plantings + irrigation$160,000sample:hamptons#20
Bluestone terrace + pool deck$120,000sample:hamptons#21
Gravel motor court + stone walkways$75,000sample:hamptons#22
Cedar privacy fencing + automated gates$55,000sample:hamptons#24
Electrical
Landscape + pathway lighting: low voltage$45,000sample:hamptons#23
39-year nonresidential shell$3,691,087
Property-wide$2,493,650
Structure & envelope
Residential rental building$2,493,650Archetype
Multiple$782,437
Interior finishes
Flooring · 2 draws$230,000Multiple
Plaster walls, trim, millwork paint$110,000sample:hamptons#31
Structure & envelope
Marvin mahogany windows + French doors$165,000sample:hamptons#26
Gut demolition: capitalized to improvements$60,000sample:hamptons#33
Plumbing
Primary + six guest bath plumbing fixtures$130,000sample:hamptons#28
Soft costs
General contractor labor: capitalized (§263A allocated → 39-yr)$87,437sample:hamptons#34
Structure$415,000
Structure & envelope
Full cedar-shake roof replacement: tear-off + new$185,000sample:hamptons#25
HVAC / Mechanical
High-velocity HVAC: four zones + ductwork$150,000sample:hamptons#30
Electrical
Full rewire + service panel upgrade$80,000sample:hamptons#32
State tax treatment

What each state does with this deduction

Each state this study touches, classified by how it treats the federal year-one deduction.

New York (NY)Bonus decoupled
State still allows the deduction, but delays part of it.
$2,270,178
Federal year-one deduction
$379,303
New York year-one deduction
$1,890,875
Added back this year, recovered later

Lifetime difference: $0. Timing only, recovered in later years.

NY defers $1,890,875 of the deduction in year one, then returns it over the following years, reaching $0 by year 16. The lifetime deduction is the same; only the timing differs.

Deferred in year one Still to be recovered, by year

You still get the federal deduction now. New York taxable income is $1,890,875 higher than federal in year one, but that amount is deducted in later years.

Filing action

Use the federal schedule for the federal return and a New York recomputation schedule for the NY return.

Schedule: NY Form IT-398

Section 04

Verified sources

Every figure traces to a primary source. This is the provenance behind the engineered review: what we relied on, what it established, and how we confirmed it.

SourceWhat it verifiedHowStatus
County assessor recordLand vs. improvement allocationPublic parcel record · 300-152-04-018Verified
IRS authoritiesClassification & recovery periodsCross-referenced per componentVerified
Section 05

Methodology calibrated to IRS standards

Component allocations follow the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide and MACRS recovery periods. Every assumption traces to a publicly cited authority.

Indirect cost allocation (IRC §263A)

$140,000 of indirect soft costs (architectural and engineering design, permits, and construction oversight) are capitalized into basis under §263A and allocated pro-rata across the depreciable asset classes in proportion to direct basis, rather than capitalized entirely to the building shell. $52,563 of that pool rides to 5- and 15-year property, where it is recovered on the same accelerated schedule as the components it supports.

5-year property$34,284
15-year property$18,279
39-year property$87,437
Key parameters & assumptions

The figures above are fixed by these study-specific inputs: the bonus rate is set by the placed-in-service and §168(k) acquisition dates, and any disposition is a taxpayer election. They carry through the entire study.

Tax year of filing2025
MACRS recovery periods, conventions, and the bonus rate are applied as in effect for this filing year.
First-year bonus rate100%
IRC §168(k) first-year bonus depreciation. 100% bonus per OBBBA restoration (PIS + acquisition on or after 2025-01-20).
Land allocation$2,480,000
Land is non-depreciable and excluded from the reclassified basis.
MACRS conventionsMid-month / half-year
The 39-year shell uses the mid-month convention; 5- and 15-year property uses the half-year (or mid-quarter) convention per IRS Pub. 946.
Authorities
AuthorityHow it applies to this study
STATUTE IRC §167IRC §167
STATUTE IRC §168IRC §168
REV_PROC Rev. Proc. 87-56Rev. Proc. 87-56, 1987-2 C.B. 674
ATG Cost Seg ATGIRS Cost Segregation Audit Technique Guide (revised 2017)
CASE WhitecoWhiteco Industries Inc. v. Commissioner, 65 T.C. 664 (1975)
CASE HCAHospital Corp. of America v. Commissioner, 109 T.C. 21 (1997), acq. 2000-2 C.B. xvi
REV_RUL Rev. Rul. 2003-81Rev. Rul. 2003-81, 2003-2 C.B. 126
REG Treas. Reg. §1.167(a)-1Treas. Reg. §1.167(a)-1
Section 06

Engineered review pass

Every study runs through the same four-stage engineered review before release: produced by the cost segregation engine, independently re-computed, and cross-checked against IRS authorities and public records.

01

Source ingestion

Source facts and citations verified at intake.

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02

Component classification

Components mapped to MACRS class lives per Rev. Proc. 87-56 + IRS ATG.

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03

Reconciliation

Allocation sum reconciled to depreciable basis within tolerance.

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04

Compliance check

Bonus eligibility, anti-churning, and completeness validated.

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Engineered review pass
All 4 stages passed. Cleared for delivery.
Run ID 77be1837cb33036e
Hash 77be1837036e
Sealed Jun 12, 2026
AI engineering review

The study is reviewed through an engineered QA workflow designed around IRS ATG review criteria, with human review of component classifications and cost reconciliations.

Independent re-computation

Allocations re-run by a second model and reconciled.

IRS-authority cross-check

Each component mapped to the IRS ATG, Rev. Proc. 87-56, and MACRS class lives.

Audit trail retained

Every source document and the full run log are retained for the audit-defense window.

About this study. Component allocations are cross-validated against IRS authorities, assessor records, and the client's source documents during the preparation workflow.
Preparer & qualifications. This cost segregation study was prepared by Unlevered's engineering review team, whose agents hold expertise in construction cost estimating and federal depreciation tax law. The team supervised the data inputs, reviewed the component analysis, and made the final §1245/§1250 and recovery-period determinations. Unlevered's cost segregation engine is a computational tool used by the preparer, analogous to the commercial estimating software relied on in a traditional engineering-based study, and Unlevered stands behind these results, including in the event of examination. The taxpayer's own tax return preparer is the sole tax return preparer: they review the study, exercise independent professional judgment in adopting its component classifications, and prepare and file the return using their own tax software. Unlevered is not a tax return preparer under IRC §7701(a)(36) and Treas. Reg. §301.7701-15.
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