Every day, business managers make capital budget decisions -- choices about whether to invest in projects such as building a factory, upgrading machinery or investing in research and development. But ...

When companies invest in assets, they expect those assets to last a certain number of years. Over time, they’re depreciated based on their remaining serviceable life and any potential saleable value ...

If your small business owns assets that are designed to last more than one year, you must depreciate them. That means you write off a portion of the value of the asset each year for several years. You ...

Artis Wiliams of Cat Trucking, a small fleet, in Jackson, Miss., inspects a truck at an auction in Mississippi. Used equipment qualifies for Section 179 depreciation, but not for the new bonus ...