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 ...

Accelerated depreciation allows businesses to write off the cost of an asset more quickly than the traditional straight-line method. This can provide asset owners with potentially valuable tax ...

Section 1250 of the U.S. tax code applies to gains from the sale of depreciated business real estate. If a property was depreciated beyond the straight-line method, the extra depreciation is taxed at ...