Depreciation is asset or liability?

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Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / jasbeer

Not a asset or Laibility, is a expenses

Is This Answer Correct ?    44 Yes 10 No

Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / raturivikas

neither asset nor liability, its an expense

Is This Answer Correct ?    33 Yes 4 No

Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / bharath

it is neither an Asset or liability, it is a non trading
expense

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Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / giri

Depreciation is a non-cash expense. So, it is added back
when calculating cash flow. When an asset depreciates fully
then from every years depreciated amount new assets can be
purchased.

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Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / us

If you want to ask about Acumulated Depreciation than it is
a contra-Asset :) Most of the people think it as a liability

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Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / nishi

Deprociation is not an asset and not a liability. it is a
expense, which decrease the value of our assets.

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Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / sravanthi

Depreciation is neither asset nor liability. it's just a
charge against profits, which in long run is used to
purchase a new asset.
Depreciation means allocation of depreciable amount of an
asset over its estimates working life.

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Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / sachin tapse

Depreciation is nominal account and is always debited to
P&L A/c. It is shown in B/s Asset side as "Fixed asset
less depreciation". So, it can't be asset nor liability
also it is a permanent and gradual decrease in the value of
asset(non-trading expense).

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Depreciation is asset or liability?..

Answer / manish

depriciation is neighter assets and liability it is non
trading ex.

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