Cost Recovery, Cost Segregation study, Tax Savings, Cash Flow, CPA
Cost Recovery, Cost Segregation study, Tax Savings, Cash Flow, CPA
Meet Our Team
Team Members
Technical Resume
Team Members

Robert Rahner, ASA, CFA
Engineering Director

Mr. Rahner specializes in cost segregation studies and tangible asset appraisals of machinery and equipment, leasehold improvements, buildings and land improvements for a variety of purposes including new construction projects, fair market valuations and purchase price allocations. He has significant experience in the valuation of tangible assets under various premises and definitions of value. He has performed projects throughout the world including South America, Central America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Prior to joining CRS, Rob obtained eight years of cost segregation and tangible asset appraisal experience as part of the Deloitte & Touche Valuation Services practice, most recently as a Senior Manager.

Rob has provided cost segregation studies for several hundred clients in the real estate, retail, health care, food service, hospitality and manufacturing industries that have routinely resulted in significant net present value tax savings for his clients. These studies have included retroactive analyses to recover lost depreciation that was originally misclassified.

He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers in Cost Surveys (Cost Segregation) and Machinery and Technical Specialties and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Rob has also published various articles and presented to various groups on the subject of cost segregation.

Jerry Kootman, CPA
Managing Tax Director

Jerry, our Managing Tax Director, has over 30 years of extensive public accounting experience, including managing a successful public accounting practice for 25 of those 30 years. Jerry has experience in the areas of Federal and State taxes as well as construction accounting. Jerry has been featured as a guest lecturer on cost segregation for various trade organizations and has published articles in several widely recognized trade publications.

Jerry is a Certified Public Accountant who is an active member of the American Institute of CPA's (AICPA) and the New Jersey State Society of CPA's (NJSCPA). He has maintained various roles with the NJSCPA including that of Vice President, Secretary and Board of Trustees.

Edward Mogila, AM
Senior Project Engineer

Mr. Mogila specializes in cost segregation studies and the valuation of machinery, equipment, and other tangible assets to support business valuations, property appraisals, and litigation support projects. The tangible asset valuations are performed for a variety of purposes including purchase price allocations for Federal income tax, financial and management reporting, cost segregation studies, property and transfer tax analyses, and acquisitions.

Prior to joining CRS, Edward obtained three years of cost segregation and tangible asset appraisal experience as a Senior Consultant of a local valuation consulting company.

Mr. Mogila has extensive experience in performing valuations and cost segregation analyses of industrial, commercial, and residential properties throughout the United States. He has performed valuations of tangible assets utilized in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, transmission and distribution of natural gas, wind power facilities, and other utility-related assets. His other experience includes valuations of assets related to the manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, health care, recycling, high technology, casino and gaming, internet, hospitality, commercial, and utility industries.

Mr. Mogila is an Accredited Member of the American Society of Appraisers.

Matthew Rahner
Project Engineer

Mr. Rahner specializes in cost segregation studies and tangible asset appraisals for a variety of purposes including construction projects, fair market valuations and purchase price allocations. He has performed studies of various assets including machinery and equipment, leasehold improvements, buildings and land improvements.

Matt has provided cost segregation studies for various clients in the real estate, retail, food service, hospitality and manufacturing industries. He has performed machinery and equipment valuations for various manufacturing operations under various definitions and premises of value.

Matt has passed the first two levels towards his ASA designation in Machinery and Technical Specialties.

Arie A. Taykan, CPA
Tax Director

Arie has over 30 years of public accounting experience including managing a successful accounting practice in South Florida. Arie has experience in Federal and State taxes in the areas of real estate, construction and automotive dealerships.

Arie is a Certified Public Accountant who is active in several charities in South Florida and is an active member on the executive board of a local community bank. He has made presentations to real estate brokers and bankers and is a key advisor to real estate developers.

Jerome L. Rosen, CPA
Tax Director

Jerry has over 40 years of public accounting experience in South Florida. His expertise includes Federal and State taxes as well as banking and the construction industry.

Jerry is a Certified Public Accountant who is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has maintained various roles in several charities as well as being an organizer and director of a national bank.