Other benefits of Frontier include dramatically cutting launch times and
website development costs, and improved user experience and search engine optimization (SEO).
This significantly decreases the
website development costs because it avoids paying for building a complete website.
It explains how to handle
website development costs, and the tax ramifications of acquiring and disposing of a web-based business.
Website development costs ballooned to include development of software to run the website, production of content and purchase of computer hardware.
At its March 2000 meeting, the EITF reached a consensus that accounting for
website development costs should follow the provisions of SOP 984.
Understanding that all factual situations are different and may lead to opposite conclusions, the following general rules should apply to most
Website development costs.
Additional operating issues (such as software development and acquisition costs, access charges, other
Website development costs and recurring operations costs) may affect any entity carrying on a trade or business, and may offer tax planning considerations.
The portion of
Website development costs that can be allocated to software is recoverable over various periods, depending on several factors, including whether it is purchased or self-developed.
