Accumulated depreciation is the sum of an asset’s depreciation expense. It’s calculated from the start of its use to a specific date. It’s also a contra-asset account. That means it decreases the ...

Depreciation recapture taxes gains from selling depreciated property as ordinary income, reclaiming prior tax benefits. If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably bought at least some property to use ...

Amortization and depreciation are accounting methods used to allocate the cost of assets over their useful lives.

What is depreciation? Learn how it works, the main methods and how it impacts your business taxes and accounting.

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Depreciation determines the loss of value of an asset over its useful life. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ...

There are dollar limits on the depreciation deductions (including deductions under the IRC §179 expensing election) that can be claimed with respect to passenger automobiles. That limit is adjusted ...