09/04/2026
What actually protects you if the IRS questions an aggressive-but-legal deduction?
Not the strategy itself the paperwork behind it. A cost segregation study without an engineering report, a home office deduction without a floor plan, or a business deduction without a contemporaneous log all look identical to a disallowed deduction the moment someone asks for proof. The strategy is only as strong as what you can hand over when asked. Confident your documentation would hold up today?