If you own a rental property and want to take advantage of the tax breaks at your disposal, one thing you’ll definitely want to know is how to calculate depreciation. This nifty accounting trick ...

Over time, the value of a company's capital assets decline. This is a normal phenomenon driven by wear and tear, obsolescence, and other factors. This depreciation in the asset's value must be ...

Amortization and depreciation are non-cash expenses on a company's income statement. Depreciation represents the cost of capital assets on the balance sheet being used over time, and amortization is ...

A company's net cash inflow is composed of sales, minus total fixed costs and total variable costs. Total fixed costs are those that do not fluctuate with output, and include annual depreciation costs ...

Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee ...

Assets like equipment, vehicles and furniture lose value as they age. Parts wear out and pieces break, eventually requiring repair or replacement. Depreciation helps companies account for the ...

The Internal Revenue Service allows companies to recover the cost of certain types of property through a yearly tax deduction called depreciation. This tax deduction compensates businesses for the ...

If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably bought at least some property to use in your work. It could be something as modest as a computer and some office furniture, or as expensive as heavy ...

Andriy Blokhin has 5+ years of professional experience in public accounting, personal investing, and as a senior auditor with Ernst & Young. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), ...

Property depreciation is the gradual reduction in the value of a property over time due to factors like wear and tear, which can be used for tax deduction purposes. Property depreciation is typically ...