Tag: Accelerated Depreciation
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Bookkeeping – Book and Tax Depreciation (Lesson 52)
One of the differences between book income and taxable income is depreciation. In general Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code allows businesses to accelerate their depreciation for tax purposes.
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Bookkeeping – Introduction to Depreciation (Lesson 50)
Depreciation is the process of allocating the initial capital outlay for fixed asset purchases over time to the income statement. The basic principle with depreciation is that any fixed asset has a predetermined lifetime based on time, usage or fair market value.
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Various Sets of Accounting Books
Accounting’s primary purpose is to measure economic activity. There are several different methods to determine the economic value generated in your business each year. In accounting this is referred to as sets of books. There are four basic sets of accounting books. Each has a different purpose and end goal.
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Accelerated Depreciation – An Explanation
Unlike traditional straight line depreciation where the asset value is costed out to depreciation expense in equal increments over a given life expectancy, accelerated depreciation expenses the cost at higher values during the earlier accounting periods and at a lower amount towards the last half of the asset’s life expectancy.
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The Various Forms of Depreciation
There are various forms of depreciation used in the small business world. In general, depreciation is not required but it is advisable.
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What is Amortization?
Non-physical assets are expensed to the income statement or profit and loss statement via a method called amortization. It is most commonly used in the mortgage industry to refer to the monthly payment made to pay interest and the principal (the amortizable portion) on a debt instrument.
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Small Business Tax Depreciation – Section 179
The Internal Revenue Service sets the depreciation allowance based on the Code as promulgated by Congress. The most commonly referenced section is 179. This is a form of accelerated depreciation allowing the small business owner the opportunity to take a large expense deduction and reduce their tax obligation immediately.
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Depreciation – This is Weird Accounting
In the world of accounting, there are two types of expenses on the reports widely misunderstood. They are depreciation and amortization. I will try to help the novice gain an understanding of depreciation in this article.
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Local Revenue Tax – The Business License
A business license is the tool used by local governments to monitor all businesses in their community. It triggers at least two types of tax. At a minimum a revenue and personal property tax is charged through this registration process.