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Re:Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten s... by patmcc on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @03:23PM (#35618758)
It depends. If you have a truck - capital asset - the oil changes are probably opex, but replacing the transmission is probably capex. Regular sweeping and cleaning of a building is likely opex, upgrading the wiring capex. Software I can certainly see getting tricky here - is updating dependancies an oil change or a transmission?

"Betterment, restoration or adaptation" is the usual test for something being capex.

Re:Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten s... by thfuran on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @05:26PM (#35620461)
Fixing bugs sounds like betterment to me.