Accelerated Depreciation Has an Advantage for Profitable Firms in That

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True/False

Accelerated depreciation has an advantage for profitable firms in that it moves some cash flows forward, thus increasing their present value.On the other hand, using accelerated depreciation generally lowers the reported current year's profits because of the higher depreciation expenses.However, the reported profits problem can be solved by using different depreciation methods for tax and stockholder reporting purposes.

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