Grant G. Keppel, CPA, is the National Director of Cost Segregation Partners, affiliated with Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs.  He is a nationally renowned Cost Segregation practitioner with over 17 years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Keppel specializes in consulting in Real Estate, and over the last three years, he has developed, and is responsible for, over 2,000 cost segregation consulting projects for new and existing clients.  

Mr. Keppel has led the Cost Segregation team’s marketing efforts, which include national seminars for various state CPA societies, AICPA, individual CPA practices nationwide, as well as attorneys, architects and bankers.  His expertise in cost segregation studies encompasses industries such as hotels/motels, shopping centers/strip plazas, fast food and restaurant industry, as well as manufacturing, health care, automobile and food processing industries.  Mr. Keppel is active in training and assisting CPA practices nationwide in establishing the cost segregation “niche” for their practice groups. He has authored the book, Real Estate Cost Segregation: A Practitioner's Guide (published by Thomson RIA) and numerous articles regarding cost segregation and its positive impacts; most notably in Nation’s Restaurant News, The Secured Lender and the Western New York Real Estate Journal.

During his professional career, Mr. Keppel has obtained a diverse background in all facets of the tax environment, including individual, fiduciary and corporate taxation.  In addition, he has specialized in state and local taxation for companies involved in multi-state activities involving planning and research in the income/franchise and sales/use tax areas.

Mr. Keppel is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Buffalo Chapter of the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants. For more information on Cost Segregation Services, visit Cost Segregation Partners.