ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

  

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ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

Specialty Definition: ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

DomainDefinition

Business

A method whereby the annual amount decreases progressively. Source: European Union. (references)

Finance

The method of speeding up the write-off from income of qualifying investments at a faster than normal rate. Annual tax deductions are higher in the first years and diminish in later years of the write-off. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

Synonym: Depreciation and amortization. (additional references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

It also stipulates that accelerated depreciation may not be applied to leased assets. (references)

The tax incentive is administered under a plan known as one-year accelerated depreciation allowance for energy-efficient equipment and technology. (references)

Economic History

Mexico

The only significant federal tax incentive is accelerated depreciation. (references)

Ghana

A capital allowance in the form of an accelerated depreciation allowance is also applicable in all sectors except banking, finance, commerce, insurance, mining, and petroleum. (references)

Taiwan

Taiwan offers a number of incentives to encourage investment, including accelerated depreciation and tax credits for investment in emerging or strategic industries, pollution-control systems, production automation and energy conservation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

accelerated depreciation

8

accelerated depreciation suv

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

Language Translations for "ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

degressiv afskrivning (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

afnemende afschrijving (declining balance depreciation, Declining balance method, Diminishing provision method, Reducing charge method, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off), regressief afschrijven (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off), degressieve afschrijving (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

jäännösarvopoisto (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off), etupainoinen poisto (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off), degressiivinen poisto (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off). (various references)

   

French

  

amortissement dégressif, amortissement décroissant. (various references)

   

German

  

fallende Abschreibung (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off), degressive Abschreibung (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φθίνουσα απόσβεση (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off). (various references)

   

Italian

  

ammortamento scalare (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off), ammortamento per quote decrescenti (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

accelerateday epreciationday

   

Portuguese

  

amortização degressiva (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off), amortização decrescente (declining balance depreciation, reducing depreciation, regressive writing off), depreciação acelerada. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

degressiv avskrivning (declining balance depreciation, declining balance method of depreciation, diminishing instalment system, reducing balance method, reducing depreciation, reducing instalment method, regressive writing off, written down value method). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Bibliography


  

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