It's not that Uncle Sam does not want your clients to deduct those big-ticket items that are critical to running almost any business. The less cynical among us would nod and agree with the Internal ...

Computers, office chairs and factories all wear down and lose value over time. Depreciation is how accountants factor that fact into their number-crunching. A depreciated five-year-old computer isn't ...

A common refrain in the global marketplace is that a company that consistently spends on fixed assets lays the groundwork for long-term success, doing so with the belief that today's technological ...

Fixed assets and depreciable assets are two very closely, interrelated items on a company's balance sheet. Let's define each and describe how they are the same and subtly different. A fixed asset is ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Investopedia / Theresa Chiechi Group ...

Fixed assets are assets that are staples of your business, like property, equipment, and plants. These assets are tangible and depreciable, and typically last for longer than one year. Understanding ...

Over the past several years many companies pursued extremely aggressive growth, resulting in an accumulation of fixed assets on balance sheets. Many of these assets (especially land and buildings) ...

A fundamental flaw in U.S. GAAP and IFRS financial reporting standards distorts the calculation of working capital and the current ratio, resulting in a significant understatement in most companies’ ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...