An advantage of depreciation is being able to have a tax deduction. A disadvantage is not being able to calculate the rate of depreciation for each year.
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Advantages: Easy to use Matches Cost to revenues (Matching Concept) Disadvantages: Depreciation can not be charged when the Asset is not in use.
One of the advantages of fixed assets are that over the period of the fixed asset, the total burden of depreciation and repair costs are disproportional over the effective life of the asset. One of the disadvantages is that the depreciation is not a suitable method for assets like plants and machinery as depreciation is constant while the repairs on such assets will be heavier in later years.
It lowers your taxable income and therefore lowers your taxes.You are going to have to pay taxes on all depreciation "allowed or allowable" when you sell the property, so you might as well take advantage of it.
Accumulated depreciation and depreciation are related with each other as depreciation is annual expense while accumulated depreciation is the sum of all annual depreciation expenses.
Accumulated depreciation and depreciation are related with each other as depreciation is annual expense while accumulated depreciation is the sum of all annual depreciation expenses.
Depreciation expenses is for one specific fiscal year while accumulated depreciation is the sum of all depreciation expenses that’s why accumulated depreciation exceeds the depreciation if there is depreciation expense in prior year as well.
Depreciation policy is management thing that what depreciation method to use and how much depreciation to charge to each asset. Depreciation concepts are concepts which govern the depreciation process which management cannot change they are universal rules to follow depreciation that how straight line depreciation work etc.
Debit depreciation accountCredit accumulated depreciation
Depreciation is for a particular year (say for Year 3). Accumulated depreciation is the aggregate of depreciation from the beginning (say from Year 1 to Year 3)
[Debit] Depreciation account [Credit] Accumulated depreciation