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Depreciation is the allocation of a fixed asset's costs over its useful or serviceable life. Fixed assets, such as office furniture and buildings, have useful lives that usually are significantly ...

The bonus depreciation phase-out may impact manufacturers who regularly make large-ticket capital equipment purchases and have relied on bonus depreciation to lower their taxes. For the last five ...

Most tangible assets lose value over time. Equipment wears out, buildings require regular maintenance and upkeep, and computers become obsolete. To reflect the steady loss of value in capital assets, ...

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Depreciation is the allocation of a capital expense item over a specific period of time. IRS rules stipulate that when a business, such as a limited partnership, purchases a capital asset like real ...

Businesses buying equipment will get an extraordinary new benefit from the new tax law: the ability to deduct the entire cost of their purchases in the first year. That is a major change in the income ...