Is depreciation on fixed asset a capital expenditure

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Is depreciation on fixed asset a capital expenditure..

Answer / dharmesh sati

No Depreciation will reduce your Profit so it is not
Capital Expediture

Capital Expediture is that from which Company generat some
kind of new asserts or for increasing the capicity of
available asserts.

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Is depreciation on fixed asset a capital expenditure..

Answer / h.r. sreepada bhagi

Capital Expenditure results in creation/acquisition of Fixed
Asset. Depreciation is the process of reducing the value of
fixed assets in the books over the period of its life (in
any prescribed method and rates prescribed by Companies Act
or any other applicable law) by charging to the profit &
Loss A/c.
Its debited to the Profit & Loss A/c like any other Revenue
Expenditure.

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Is depreciation on fixed asset a capital expenditure..

Answer / rajkumar

NO.
DEPRECIATION AMOUNT WILL BE LESS IN PROFIT

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Is depreciation on fixed asset a capital expenditure..

Answer / shi

NO

Depreciation has no ties with Capital/Revenue
Expenditures, but simply it Reflects the Actual
BOOK VALUE of a certain Fixed Asset. A Depreciation
Schedule is prepared for this Asset, and its Debited
to its expense a/c either monthly or yearly.

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Is depreciation on fixed asset a capital expenditure..

Answer / papai sen

Same ANS#2

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Is depreciation on fixed asset a capital expenditure..

Answer / guest

Yes

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