NBCSS Verified Partner · CPAs, Enrolled Agents and tax strategists
For Tax Professionals Who Serve Real Estate Investors
An investor who commissions a cost segregation study needs a tax professional who is comfortable with the depreciation schedules, the accounting-method change and the planning around them. NBCSS lists those professionals as Verified Partners, where investors look for them.
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Approval-only. NBCSS checks each license or credential before approving an application, and nothing is charged unless it is approved. $395 a year for an individual listing; $2,495 a year for a shared listing of up to 5 professionals.
Who the Listing Is For
The listing is meant for tax professionals whose practice meaningfully serves real estate owners and investors. It fits if several of these describe your work:
- You prepare returns for clients who own rental, commercial or short-term rental property.
- You have applied a cost segregation study to a return, or expect to, including the Form 3115 accounting-method change.
- You advise on purchase timing, entity structure or depreciation strategy for property investors.
- You hold a CPA license, an Enrolled Agent enrollment, or a tax strategist designation from an established issuing organization.
If real estate is not a focus of your practice, the listing will bring you little, and NBCSS would rather you did not apply.
Why the Network Exists
NBCSS is the professional body for cost segregation specialists. A study only does its job when the taxpayer’s tax professional applies the resulting schedules correctly, and investors regularly ask the specialist who that should be.
The partner directory answers that question in the open: a searchable list of tax professionals and real estate professionals who work with investors, each with a license or credential NBCSS has checked. It sits next to the directory of cost segregation specialists and the resources NBCSS publishes for your profession.
Resources for tax professionals · See the current partner listings for accountants and tax strategists
What a Listing Gives You
A listing where investors look
Investors search the NBCSS partner directory by property type, service and location. Your listing shows the property types you work with, the services you offer and the area you serve.
A credential check with a date on it
NBCSS checks each license or credential in the public record, or with the issuing organization, and your listing shows the date it was checked.
A live website badge
A Verified Partner badge for your own website that links to your listing and re-checks your status every time it loads.
A LinkedIn credential and partner number
Add "NBCSS Verified Partner" to your LinkedIn Licenses & certifications with your partner number, plus a ready-made post and card image.
Private contact requests
Enquiries arrive in your partner account and you are notified by e-mail. Your e-mail address is never published.
Listing statistics
See how often your listing is viewed and how many contact requests it brings, so you can judge its value at renewal.
Plain Terms
- Approval-only. Every application is reviewed and every license or credential is checked before a listing goes live. Not every applicant is listed, and declined applications are not charged.
- A listing, not a credential. “NBCSS Verified Partner” means NBCSS checked your license or credential and lists you. It is not a cost segregation certification and adds nothing to your underlying license. You are never described as approved or endorsed by NBCSS, and your own licensing board’s advertising rules remain yours to follow (Partner Listing Terms §4).
- Your clients stay yours. NBCSS takes no referral fee or commission and pays none; clients engage you directly (Partner Listing Terms §8).
- Placement is never paid. Results are ordered by distance with a daily rotation.
Questions Professionals Ask
Do I need cost segregation experience?
No specific experience is required. What NBCSS checks is your license or credential; what investors read is how you describe your practice. Your listing can state your experience with cost segregation studies in your own words, shown as self-reported.
Will NBCSS send me clients?
No. NBCSS makes you findable to investors who search its directory; it does not sell or promise leads and does not refer clients to particular professionals. What you receive are contact requests from people who found your listing.
Is a partner listing a certification?
No. "NBCSS Verified Partner" means NBCSS checked your license or credential and lists you. It is not a cost segregation certification, it adds nothing to your underlying license, and you are never described as approved or endorsed by NBCSS. Cost segregation practitioners who want the credential pathway apply for membership instead.
How is placement decided?
By distance from the searcher, with a daily rotation among equally relevant listings. Placement is never sold, so a solo practice is shown as prominently as a large firm.
What does it cost, and when?
An annual listing fee, charged only after NBCSS has checked your credential and approved your application. Declined applications are not charged. Renewal is yearly and can be cancelled from your billing page.
What happens if my license lapses?
A listing is hidden while a license is unverified, expired, suspended or revoked, and your website badge shows that the listing is not active. Tell NBCSS of any change and it is re-checked.
Apply
- Tell us about your practice — the property types you work with, your services and the area you serve.
- Name your licensed professional(s) and their credentials. NBCSS checks each one.
- Save a payment method. It is charged only if your application is approved.
- Go live. Your listing appears in search; you manage it, read contact requests and get your badge in your partner account.
Apply as an individualApply as a firm (up to five professionals)
Partners are independent licensed professionals who pay an annual listing fee. A listing is not a recommendation, and NBCSS does not supervise their services. NBCSS verifies the license or credential shown on each listing and the date it was checked. Read the Partner Listing Terms. Full offer details for both classes: Become an NBCSS Verified Partner. Real estate professional? For Real Estate Professionals Who Truly Work With Investors.