Using Different Depreciation Methods for Book Purposes Versus Tax Purposes

question 163

Multiple Choice

Using different depreciation methods for book purposes versus tax purposes for the same asset is

• A)not allowed since the amount can only be calculated one way or the other,not both.
• B)the direct result of the differing goals of financial and tax accounting.
• C)contrary to GAAP.
• D)against the Internal Revenue Code,and as such,against the law.

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Definitions:

Useful Life

The estimated duration of time an asset is expected to be useful for the business before it becomes obsolete or too costly to maintain.

Operating Cost

Expenses associated directly with the day-to-day running of a business, including costs for materials, labor, and utilities.

Value-Based Pricing

A pricing strategy where the price of a product or service is determined by the perceived value it brings to the customer rather than its cost of production or market competition.

Absorption Costing

An accounting formula that rolls in every cost incurred in manufacturing—direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead—into the product’s final cost.