Over time, the assets a company owns lose value, which is known as depreciation. As the value of these assets declines over time, the depreciated amount is recorded as an expense on the balance sheet.

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There is a clear distinction between annual costs and life cycle, or life-to-date, costs that will clear up a number of issues regarding depreciation and other transactions that occur on an annual ...