Bookkeeping

August 7, 2024

Land Improvements: Depreciation, and How To Account For It

You must use the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) to depreciate most property. At the end of their useful lives, when the cars are no longer profitable to lease, Maple sells them. Maple does not have a showroom, used car lot, or individuals to sell the cars. When the useful life of an asset…

April 23, 2024

Where do I enter Schedule C?

If you answer NO, don’t be surprised if the IRS asks you to justify the deduction. This section is for any business that sells goods to customers, so skip Part III if you’re in a service business—consultant, yoga teacher, software programmer, day care center owner, etc. You also use Form 4562 if you elect the…

January 31, 2023

Do USAA members get a discount on TurboTax?

You can switch back and forth between TurboTax online and the app seamlessly. So, I wouldn’t say it’s pure altruism and benevolence that inspires banks and sites like ours to offer customers a TurboTax discount, but it’s still a pretty sweet deal! Also, TurboTax makes it easy to import financial information online from most of…

April 7, 2022

Incremental Cost: How to Calculate the Additional Cost of an Action or Decision

Evaluating CVP relationships equips decision-makers with the tools to navigate pricing decisions, production levels, and resource allocation effectively. Remember, it’s not just about crunching numbers; it’s about optimizing the delicate balance between costs, volumes, and profits. This demand results in overall production costs of $7.5 million to produce 15,000 units in that year. Real-World Examples…

November 3, 2021

Straight Line Depreciation: Definition, Formula, Examples & Journal Entries

Unlike the other methods, the units of production depreciation method does not depreciate the asset based on time passed, but on the units the asset produced throughout the period. This method is most commonly used for assets in which actual usage, not the passage of time, leads to the depreciation of the asset. Depreciation accounting…