Soft cost depreciation?

When determining the appreciable base of a newly constructed residential building, different components are treated differently. I know through cost segregation personal property and other things can be on an accelerated schedule of 5 years, but how are soft costs like architectures fees, developer fee or legal fees treated?

Example:

Project Cost $10,000,000 Land - $1,000,000 Depreciable Base : $9,000,000 Personal Property: - $500,000 (to be depreciated on a separate schedule)

The $8,500,000 now includes hard and soft cost, is one now "free" to depreciate this over a 27.5 year schedule theoretically?

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You depreciate the value of the improvements which is not always determined by the cost to build them. You can use several methods to determine value of the improvements; tax assessors split it out for you and appraisals are probably the most accurate. I'm pretty sure you can also use insurable value. I don't think you can use a BOVs since they don't break out land value.

 

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