Posted: August 23rd, 2016

How is the appropriate depreciation method determined?

At least 600 words.
What is included in the cost basis of a long-lived asset? Explain for at least two types of such assets.
What sources are reliably used to estimate an asset’s useful life?
How is the appropriate depreciation method determined?
Has the concept of asset impairment changed accounting for long-lived assets under the historical cost model? If so, how?

At least 600 words.
What is included in the cost basis of a long-lived asset? Explain for at least two types of such assets.
What sources are reliably used to estimate an asset’s useful life?
How is the appropriate depreciation method determined?
Has the concept of asset impairment changed accounting for long-lived assets under the historical cost model? If so, how?