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  2. Assets vs. Expenses: Understanding the Difference - AOL

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    Using straight-line depreciation, you would debit $625 per year to the depreciation expense and accumulated depreciation. Expenses are tracked differently depending on whether you use the accrual ...

  3. What Is Depreciation? Importance and Calculation Methods ...

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    Depreciation allows the company to spread the expense over the equipment’s life. This results in a more accurate picture of the company’s profitability in high- and low-revenue years ...

  4. Depreciation - Wikipedia

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    An asset depreciation at 15% per year over 20 years. In accountancy, depreciation is a term that refers to two aspects of the same concept: first, an actual reduction in the fair value of an asset, such as the decrease in value of factory equipment each year as it is used and wears, and second, the allocation in accounting statements of the original cost of the assets to periods in which the ...

  5. Use debt and pay no taxes? - AOL

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    Property owners can also claim depreciation, which accounts for the incremental loss of a property’s value due to wear and tear. Depreciation is a non-cash expense that reduces taxable income.

  6. Asset retirement obligation - Wikipedia

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    The asset is depreciated, usually straight-line, over 40 years (depreciation expense of $32.06 per year). The liability is accreted (interest for each period is calculated and added to the balance), using the interest method. (Accretion expense would be $115.41 the first year, $125.79 the second year, etc.) Over the 40 year life, the liability ...

  7. Book value - Wikipedia

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    Depreciation, amortization and depletion are recorded as expenses against a contra account. Contra accounts are used in bookkeeping to record asset and liability valuation changes. Accumulated depreciation is a contra-asset account used to record asset depreciation. [6] Sample general journal entry for depreciation [7]

  8. Understanding Deferred Tax Assets: Calculations, Applications ...

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    Common causes of deferred tax assets are items such as net operating losses, eligible business expenses, certain revenue, bad debt, warranty liabilities, and more. These will be explained further ...

  9. Accounting for leases in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A single lease expense is recognized for an operating lease, representing a combination of amortizing the asset and the liability. This is considered an operating expense, just as ASC 840 rent expense is, so there is usually no difference in a company's income statement or statement of cash flows compared to ASC 840.