What is Depreciation? - ACCT 2101, University of Georgia

in Topic 8 (Video 3 of 8)

11 minutes

Before we talk about how to calculate depreciation, we're going to talk about what it actually is and why we have to depreciate things.

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Depreciable Base = Cost - Salvage Value

1	Acquisition Cost of Assets	13:23
2	Lump Sum Purchases	6:01
3	What is Depreciation? You are here.	11:23
4	Straight Line Depreciation	4:33
5	Double Declining Balance	13:58
6	Units of Production	3:43
7	Partial Year Depreciation	5:50
8	Capital vs. Revenue Expenditures	10:42

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1	The Effect of Amortization	Easy
2	The Effect of Capital vs Revenue Expenditures	Easy
3	Calculating Depreciation using DDB	Moderate
4	Change in Depreciation	Moderate
5	Failure to Record Depreciation	Moderate