An Asset's Tax Adjusted Basis Is Usually Greater Than Its

question 7

True/False

An asset's tax adjusted basis is usually greater than its book adjusted basis.
Because businesses generally use more highly accelerated depreciation methods for tax purposes than they do for book purposes, the tax-adjusted basis of a particular asset is likely to be lower than the book-adjusted basis.

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