Small Business Resource Guide 2001
I. Pre Start-up/Assessing Your Business IdeaII. Starting Your Business/Keeping RecordsIII. Guidance for Special Types of BusinessesIV. Hiring EmployeesV. Preparing Your Tax Return(s) and Information ReturnsVI.  Filing Your Returns and Paying Taxes - Including Electronic OptionsVII.  Post-Filing IssuesVIII. Other Tax Issues of InterestIX. Index of Business Forms and Publications Including: Highlights of the New Tax Law ChangesX.  Changing Your Business or Getting Out of BusinessXI. Alerts and TutorialsXII. Directory of Internet and Other Resources
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Depreciation Defined

Depreciation is a decrease in the value of property over the timethe property is being used. Events that can cause property todepreciate include wear and tear, age, deterioration, andobsolescence. You can get back your cost of certain property by takingdeductions for depreciation. For example, you can take a depreciationdeduction for equipment you use in your business or for the productionof income.

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five star hotel in GdanskTo determine if you can take a depreciation deduction for yourproperty, you must be familiar with the types of property. Property iseither of the following.

  • Tangible
  • Intangible

Tangible Property

Tangible property is property that you can see or touch. There aretwo main types of tangible property.

  • Real property
  • Personal property

Real property.Real property is land, buildings, and generally anything built orconstructed on land, growing on land, or attached to the land.

Personal property.play omaha onlineTangible personal property includes cars, trucks, machinery,furniture, equipment, and anything that you can see or touch, exceptreal property.

Intangible Property

Intangible property is generally any property that has value butthat you cannot see or touch. It includes items such as computersoftware, copyrights, franchises, patents, trademarks, and tradenames.

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