If you recorded a $1 million expense this month for buying a factory or an office building, it might leave your ledger swimming in red ink. Depreciation lets you expense the purchase price over time ...

The Internal Revenue Service defines the depreciable life of a building as 27.5 to 39 years. But that doesn’t mean that all assets grouped with the building have to be on the same depreciation ...

Depreciation is key in maximizing asset ROI, while minimizing the financial impact of acquisition. How companies choose to write down assets over time differs, yet all write-downs follow a ...

Owning real estate is a great long-term investment idea. It’s just about the only investment you get to write off part of the cost every year, rather than waiting until you sell it. Currently, it ...

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 ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...