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book depreciation

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Book Depreciation
A depreciation method based on the accounting method a company uses. That is, book depreciation is used for a company's internal and external accounting reports. It contrasts with tax depreciation, the method used to conform to the rules of the relevant tax agency.
book depreciation

The amount of depreciation expenses deducted for a property on the books and records of a company.Book depreciation may be charged at a faster or slower rate than allowed by the IRS,in order to provide management with a realistic view of the gradually diminishing value of the company's assets.
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It results in new types of book income as certain assets are adjusted to fair value annually; cost basis becomes unimportant for reporting financial accounting gains and losses; and cost recovery for tax will be unrelated to book depreciation, possibly requiring separate accounting to be able to prepare tax returns.
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A business that is concerned with accurately allocating its costs so that it can get a true picture of net profit will use book depreciation on its financial statements.
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Accordingly, the taxable income allocated to the Dutch banks was greater than their book allocation by the amount of book depreciation for that year.
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