What is the difference between accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense?



What is the difference between accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense?..

Answer / Brahma Dev Dwivedi

"Depreciation expense is the amount charged off as an expense during a period, while accumulated depreciation is the total amount of depreciation charged to date on an asset. Accumulated depreciation is shown as a contra-asset account on the balance sheet, and it reduces the net book value of the asset."n

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