Explain and evaluate the effects of capitalizing versus expensing costs in the period in which they are incurred on financial statements and ratios.
Explain and evaluate the effects of capitalizing versus expensing costs in the period in which they are incurred on financial statements and ratios.
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Explain and evaluate the effects of capitalizing versus expensing costs in the period in which they are
incurred on financial statements and ratios.
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Capitalization : When a company incurs any expense, benefit of which will be available for more than one year, it capitalizes such expense. Capitalization of an expense creates an asset in the balance sheet.
Expense Off : Expenses of routine nature for which the benefit will be available only in that year are expensed off in Income Statement.
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