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FertileDirt™ Team

Frequently Asked Questions


  • What is cost segregation?

    • Simply put, farmers (or investors) purchasing farmland or heirs who inherit farmland with a stepped-up to fair market value cost-basis may segregate their acquisition cost between its infertile soil and the amount of applied fertilizer or nutrients contained within their soil when acquired with the land.

    • You must be the beneficial owner of the acquired farmland to benefit.

  • What can we do for you?

    • Once engaged by you and/or your CPA or tax advisor, we will employ our tax and soil science expertise using our FertileDirt™ program developed in-house to efficiently and expediently render a cost segregation study reporting the available amount of fertilizer contained within your farmland purchased or inherited for a tax deduction, depending on your particular facts and circumstances.

  • When should you contact us?

    • Now if you recently purchased or inherited farmland;

    • Now if you will be purchasing or inheriting farmland this year; or

    • Now if you purchased or inherited farmland within the past few years. Like building cost segregation studies, in working with your CPA or tax advisor, we would advocate the ability to reach back and catch up missed prior depreciation resulting in the accumulation of multi-year tax deductions claimed in the year of our study; but only if old soil tests and other key relevant data is still available (going back to perhaps as early as 2004).

  • Maintaining your privacy is paramount:

    • We maintain a strict privacy policy.

    • We will never share your personal and contact information with anyone.

    • To request further information: Contact Us.

  • After you contact us, when can you expect to get our report?

    • Of course it is preferred you contact us as soon as you purchase or inherit farmland, or intend to do so; thereafter

    • We will formally engage with you and/or your tax advisor or CPA to diligently work to deliver our study and FertileDirt™ cost segregation report within a few weeks depending on your need and circumstances prioritized as appropriate given any time constraints we cannot control.