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When teaching depreciation in Introduction to Accounting, faculty always cover a variety of different depreciation methods, including straight-line depreciation. Next time you teach this topic, build ...

Accounting for depreciation can be a helpful accounting trick when businesses make a major purchase. Depreciation has several different meanings, depending on the context in which it’s being used.

Businesses depreciate long-term assets for both tax and accounting purposes. For tax purposes, businesses can deduct the cost of the tangible assets they purchase as business expenses. Microsoft Excel ...