To Mitigate the Effect of the Annual Accounting Period Concept

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To mitigate the effect of the annual accounting period concept, the tax law permits the carryforward to other years of the excess capital losses of a particular year.

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Definitions:

Fair Value

The estimated price at which an asset or liability could be exchanged between knowledgeable and willing parties in an arm's length transaction.

Double Declining-Balance Depreciation

A method of accelerated depreciation which doubles the normal depreciation rate that would be applied to an asset under the straight-line method.

Depreciation Expense

An accounting method of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life.

Second Year

Refers to the second year of a specific period, such as an academic program, fiscal period, or any defined timeframe.