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  2. Capital allowance - Wikipedia

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    The term is used in the UK and in Ireland. Capital allowances are a replacement of accounting depreciation, which is not generally an allowable deduction in UK and Irish tax returns. Capital allowances can therefore be considered a form of 'tax depreciation', a term more widely used in other tax jurisdictions such as the US.

  3. Capital Cost Allowance - Wikipedia

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    A notable example of how the Capital Cost Allowance can impact business activity was seen in the Canadian film industry in the 1970s, when the government of Pierre Trudeau introduced new regulations to facilitate the production of Canadian films by increasing the Capital Cost Allowance for film production to 100 per cent in 1974. [30]

  4. Consumption of fixed capital - Wikipedia

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    Consumption of fixed capital (CFC) is a term used in business accounts, tax assessments and national accounts for depreciation of fixed assets. CFC is used in preference to "depreciation" to emphasize that fixed capital is used up in the process of generating new output, and because unlike depreciation it is not valued at historic cost but at ...

  5. Disposal tax effect - Wikipedia

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    When capital loss occurs then a special tax rate is given. The benefit of this is that the sale of an asset is the amount by which the taxes are reduced (tax shield). When there are capital gains and losses in the same year, the two values are then combined so that capital loss reduces and the taxes are paid on the capital gains.

  6. Expenses versus capital expenditures - Wikipedia

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    Capital expenditures either create cost basis or add to a preexisting cost basis and cannot be deducted in the year the taxpayer pays or incurs the expenditure. [3] In terms of its accounting treatment, an expense is recorded immediately and impacts directly the income statement of the company, reducing its net profit.

  7. Depreciation - Wikipedia

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    An asset depreciation at 15% per year over 20 years. In accountancy, depreciation 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 assets are used ...

  8. Partnership accounting - Wikipedia

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    Capital account of each partner represents his equity in the partnership. Capital account of a partner is increased in the following situations: The owner made additional investments during the year. The owner made guaranteed payments to the firm. Partnership earned profits, and a share of profits was allocated to the partner.

  9. Chart of accounts - Wikipedia

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    The terms equity [for profit enterprise] or net assets [not-for-profit enterprise] represent the residual interest in the assets of an entity that remains after deducting its liabilities (CF E61). Equity accounts include common stock, paid-in capital, and retained earnings. Equity accounts can vary depending where an entity is domiciled as some ...