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Re:Zynga to Put Headquarters Building in San Francisco on th... by forgetsusername on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @07:09AM (#11166106)
>For example - how long do you depreciate (write down the value of) an asset that you buy? If you depreciate it too slowly, it might make it seem like you're more profitable than you really are.

It isn't supposed to be ambiguous, though it sometimes is (and that's a problem). At least in Canada, we have relatively straight-forward rules to follow for allowable capital depreciation rates, as seen here:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/slprtnr/rprtng/cptl/c...

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Re:Zynga to Put Headquarters Building in San Francisco on th... by mathattack on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @07:45AM (#11166281)
It becomes an issue if the assets themselves depreciate faster or slower than the rules suggest.
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