Depreciation is charged to tangible assets while amortization is used to charge intangible assets.
Depreciation Amortization of intangible assets
No
Depreciation is always charged on fixed assets and it does not has any relation with individual or company status.
Amortization usually refers to spreading an intangible asset's cost over that asset's useful life. Depreciation, on the other hand, refers to prorating a tangible asset's cost over that asset's life.Depreciation Is Applicable only on Fixed & Tangible Assets Which Depends on useful life of that assets that may be expected accurately but Amortization applicable on Intangible Assets whose life is very critical to be measured.DEPRECIATION is calculated for tangible assets while AMORTIZATION is calculated for intangible assets.
No amortization is done for intangible assets like depreciation for tangible assets and it also does not involve cash expense.
Intangible assets are subject to devaluation not depreciation.
Depreciation Amortization of intangible assets
Building is an asset for business and depreciation is only charged to assets of business so in this way depreciation is charged to building as well.
No
Depreciation is always charged on fixed assets and it does not has any relation with individual or company status.
Amortization usually refers to spreading an intangible asset's cost over that asset's useful life. Depreciation, on the other hand, refers to prorating a tangible asset's cost over that asset's life.Depreciation Is Applicable only on Fixed & Tangible Assets Which Depends on useful life of that assets that may be expected accurately but Amortization applicable on Intangible Assets whose life is very critical to be measured.DEPRECIATION is calculated for tangible assets while AMORTIZATION is calculated for intangible assets.
No amortization is done for intangible assets like depreciation for tangible assets and it also does not involve cash expense.
Cost of depreciation assets and accumulated depreciation is same as accumulated depreciaton calculates how much depreciation is charged till date while remaining is current book value of assets.
Depreciation is the wear and tear charge allocated to specific fiscal year thorugh income statement for related fixed tangible assets while amortization is same as depreciation just it is done for intangible fixed assets.
1 - Goodwill 2 - market related intangible assets 3 - Customer related intangible assets 4 - Contract related intangible assets 5 - Artistic related intangible assets 6 - Technology related intangible assets
We can feel tangible asset,where as we cannot feel intangible asset
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