Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Over time, the value of a business's assets decreases. This is referred to as the depreciation of assets, which is how businesses determine the value of physical or tangible assets throughout their ...

Depreciation is the recovery of the cost of a physical asset, like property or equipment, over multiple years. It allows companies to spread out the cost of some expenses, reduce taxable income and ...

Learn how rental property depreciation works and how to calculate it. It's an important factor that plays a role in ...

Seth Hanlon explains the $24.5 billion tax break that lets businesses deduct the wear and tear on assets like buildings and equipment faster than they actually wear out. This is part of a new CAP ...

Depreciation is the allocation of a capital expense item over a specific period of time. IRS rules stipulate that when a business, such as a limited partnership, purchases a capital asset like real ...

Depreciation expense can be a big portion of a company’s total expense. And since expenses decrease income, it affects the overall value of a company. Understanding what it is and the methods can help ...

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 ...

One of the more robust tax incentives over the past several years has been Bonus Depreciation. This tax provision allowed companies to accelerate depreciation on purchased equipment to the year it was ...