Intermediate Accounting 14th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0470587237
ISBN 13: 978-0-47058-723-2

Chapter 11 - Depreciation, Impairments, and Depletion - Questions - Page 634: 3

Answer

No. Depreciation is not a subject of valuation but a means of allocating cost.

Work Step by Step

Accounting depreciation is normally defined as an accounting process of allocating the costs of a tangible asset to expense in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from the use of the asset.
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