Loose-leaf for Fundamentals of Financial Accounting with Connect

5th Edition

ISBN: 9781259619007

Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 9, Problem 4MC

A company wishes to report the highest earnings possible according to GAAP. Therefore, when calculating depreciation for financial reporting purposes,

a. It will follow the MACRS depreciation rates prescribed by the IRS.
b. It will estimate the shortest lives possible for its assets.
c. It will estimate the longest lives possible for its assets.
d. It will estimate lower residual values for its assets.

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