Gian Pazzia

I’m passionate about educating clients about tax incentives and proven strategies they should be taking advantage of. Commissioner case; and the Peco Foods vs.

💰 27+ years helping real estate investors & CPAs eliminate income tax.
📈 Founder & Chairman at KBKG, industry speaker, and thought leader.
🚀FOLLOW ME for daily tax strategies! If you’re a real estate investor, CPA, tax advisor, CFO or business owner, let’s connect. Why Work With Me?
✅ I have a proven track record over 25 years you can trust, with a stellar reputation through IRS audits.
✅ I will

teach you how to increase your profits without adding internal workload or risk.
✅ I've built innovative software to make your life easier and maximize savings.
✅ Public Speaker and Contributing Author to Accounting Today, AICPA’s Tax Advisor, and BNA Bloomberg. Speaker for AICPA, California Society of CPAs, National Association of Tax Professionals, Oregon Society of CPAs, Washington Society of CPAs, Illinois Society of CPAs, Colorado Society of CPAs and more. At KBKG I oversee all strategic initiatives for the company. A recognized leader in the tax incentives field serving as a former President (2013-2015 term) of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals (www.ASCSP.org) and held a seat on their Board of Directors for a decade. While I was chair of their Technical Standards committee, I led efforts to publish the first set of standards all cost segregation reports must follow in order to be stamped by a Certified Member (MQS Report Requirements Appendix MQS 2011-1 Issued October 21, 2010). I coordinated ASCSP’s remarks on numerous issues including comments to the IRS on the newly issued “Repair Regulations” (December of 2011); commentary on the AmeriSouth # # ., vs. Commissioner case. As President of ASCSP, I assisted the Internal Revenue Service by providing feedback on amendments to the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide prior to public release. I was one of the first in the country to become a "Certified Cost Segregation Professional" (CCSP) and one of the few that has provided expert witness testimony on Cost Segregation issues before the IRS. I graduated from Purdue University in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in Structural Design. I'm a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers as well as a lifetime member of Chi Epsilon, a civil engineering honorary fraternity.

07/23/2026

Are you making the most of your real estate strategy?

Successful real estate investing is about more than finding the next property. It's about making smarter decisions that help you build wealth, improve cash flow, and keep more of what you earn.

Join Ryan D. Lee Wealth & Real Estate Strategist at Wealth Outside Wall Street, and Gian Pazzia, Chairman at KBKG, for an exclusive educational masterclass where they'll discuss:

• Wealth-Building Strategies, Including Debt & Cash Flow Planning
• Practical Planning Opportunities for Today's Real Estate Investors
• REP Status & the STR Tax Loophole
• Tax Strategies to Help Investors Keep More and Give the IRS Less
• Cost Segregation & Bonus Depreciation

Exclusive Attendee Benefit - access to track750.tax
Attendees will receive one year of complimentary access to track750 following the masterclass. track750 helps real estate investors track participation hours and maintain audit-ready documentation for REPS and short term rentals.
If you're investing in real estate, this is a session you won't want to miss.

Date: 8/19/2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (PST)

REGISTER TODAY: https://lnkd.in/gzC6WAvh

07/21/2026

The tax industry is ripe for disruption.

AI is already changing the CPA world. Big companies like CCH, Thomson Reuters, and Bloomberg are investing heavily in new technology for tax and accounting.

But in specialty tax services like cost segregation, R&D credits, and energy incentives, there are not many large companies driving that same modernization.

That creates both a challenge and an opportunity. For us, the priority is clear:
➢ Invest in technology
➢ Make the process easier for CPAs and clients
➢ Stay ahead of where the industry is going

This and other interesting topics are part of my conversation with David Toth from Winding River Consulting.

Full episode link in the comments 👇

07/20/2026

𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 A&E 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟳𝟵𝗗.

A lot of architecture, engineering, and design firms assume 179D is only for large national firms working on massive projects.

If your firm worked on an energy-efficient building owned by a government or nonprofit client, the opportunity may be there regardless of your firm’s size. KBKG has helped firms with as few as three people secure meaningful deductions.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆:
➢ Eligibility is based on building ownership and your design role
➢ Modest renovations may still qualify
➢ Smaller firms often lead local energy-efficient upgrades
➢ Projects over 40,000 SF are worth exploring

If you’ve worked on schools, city buildings, libraries, universities, nonprofits, or other qualifying properties, it may be worth taking a closer look.

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07/16/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗞 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥&𝗗 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁.

For startups and early-stage companies, cash flow matters. That’s why the R&D Payroll Tax Credit can be so valuable.

Instead of waiting until you are profitable to benefit from the R&D credit, qualified startups may be able to apply the credit directly against payroll taxes.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄:
➢ Qualified small businesses may offset up to $500,000 in payroll taxes annually
➢ Eligibility generally applies to companies with less than $5 million in gross receipts
➢ The company must not have had gross receipts before the fifth preceding tax year
➢ The election is made on IRS Form 6765
➢ The credit is then applied using IRS Form 8974 with Form 941

This can be especially helpful for SaaS, technology, biotech, manufacturing, engineering, and other innovation-focused startups that are investing heavily in development before becoming profitable.

At KBKG, we built Dash.tax, our R&D Tax Credit Software, to help startups and small businesses simplify the process of calculating and claiming R&D payroll tax credits.

We also offer a free R&D Payroll Tax Credit Calculator to help estimate potential savings.

If you are building, testing, improving, or developing new technology, products, processes, or software, this is worth a closer look.

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07/14/2026

Recently spent time making sushi with family. I’m definitely not quitting my day job, but it was a lot of fun.

Grateful for the time together and the reminder that some of the best memories happen around the kitchen counter.

Jennifer Pazzia Emaly Hunter

07/13/2026

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
KBKG started back in 1999, spun out of a small CPA firm in Pasadena. At the time, very few independent firms were focused on cost segregation, and most of the expertise was still inside the Big Four.

Fast forward to today, KBKG has grown to about 150+ employees and expanded into R&D credits, energy incentives, transfer pricing, state incentives, and more.

Grateful for the journey, the timing, and the people who helped build it.

This is part of a fantastic conversation I had with David Toth from Winding River Consulting.

Full episode link in the comments 👇

07/09/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

If you recently purchased, renovated, inherited, or already own investment real estate, cost segregation may be one of the most powerful tax strategies available to you.

That’s why we’re bringing back the CostSegregation.com for Real Estate Investors Masterclass on July 15..

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿:
➢ When cost segregation creates the greatest value for real estate investors
➢ How 100% bonus depreciation changes the math on eligible assets
➢ How Form 3115 may allow investors to recover missed depreciation deductions from prior years
➢ How CostSegregation.com can help evaluate eligible properties in minutes
➢ Why documentation matters when supporting REPS and material participation positions

One more thing:
Attendees will receive one year of complimentary access to track750. That means you’ll have a tool to help document REPS and material participation activities throughout the year, which can be critical when tax planning depends on your ability to support the time you spent.

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:

📅 July 15, 2026
⏰ 11:00 am to 11:30 am PDT
💻 Free online presentation
Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1795709652133235033

If you own investment real estate, this is a conversation worth joining. If you’re a CPA or advisor with real estate investor clients, feel free to share this with them.

07/07/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳.𝟱 𝗼𝗿 𝟯𝟵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.

A lot of property owners are missing deductions because they lump exterior costs into the building.
Land itself is not depreciable, but many land improvements can often be depreciated over 15 years instead. That matters even more when bonus depreciation is available.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:

➢ Parking lots and sidewalks
➢ Retaining walls and irrigation
➢ Fencing
➢ Site lighting
➢ Signage foundations
➢ Landscaping and exterior hardscape

These items are often buried in a larger construction or acquisition number.
A cost segregation study can help identify what should be separated into shorter-life property and potentially accelerate deductions.

Simple takeaway:

If it is outside the building but not the land itself, it may be an untapped deduction.

Let me know if this post helps you or someone you know. Follow me to get all my tax incentive updates!

07/06/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗔 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁.

As AI and automation reduce the time it takes to complete tax returns, the value of the CPA will be measured by the quality of the advice.

The firms that win will move away from compliance-only work to consultative relationships. That means helping clients understand:

➢ What options they have
➢ Where they may be missing opportunities
➢ How to plan ahead instead of react later

Clients still need someone who can connect the dots and help them make better decisions. Relationships, planning, and strategy will become even more important.

I joined Toth from Winding River Consulting on the Making Waves Podcast to talk about where the profession is headed and how CPA firms can lead through AI disruption.

Full episode link in the comments 👇

07/01/2026

Can a non-Italian chef truly master the art of authentic Italian cooking? As the child of Italian immigrants, I had my doubts.

Growing up, my mother was one of the absolute best Italian cooks on the planet. My standards for Italian food are, admittedly, impossibly strict.

Earlier this month, I had the incredible honor of meeting legendary chef Nancy Silverton at her Michelin-star restaurant, Osteria Mozza, part of the Mozza Restaurant Group in Los Angeles. I went in skeptical. I left completely wanting more.

Nancy absolutely delivers. The handcrafted pastas were hands-down some of the best Italian food I have ever had in my life. A huge thank you to Nancy and her team for an unforgettable meal.

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