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accelerated depreciation

Depreciation is the reduced value of something over time. Accelerated depreciation is any loss of value where the business depreciates (i.e., accounts for the value loss of a fixed asset in tax filings) at a greater proportion of an asset’s expected lifetime value loss earlier in its life. 

accounting

Accounting is the practice of accurately and timely recording, analyzing, summarizing, and classifying financial transactions of a business. Commonly, those financial transactions are recorded in a set of financial records called financial statements

accounts payable

Accounts payable is an accounting term that describes the short-term debt that a company owes to its suppliers or vendors for products or services received before a payment is made, typically less than a year, such as within 30 or 60 days. Accounts payable may be abbreviated to “AP” or “A/P.” Accounts payable may also refer to a business department of a company responsible for organizing payments on such accounts to suppliers.

accounts receivable

Accounts receivable (abbreviated AR or A/R) is an accounting term, which refers to the money owed to a business by another business or individual in exchange for property or services that were provided on credit. In other words, accounts receivable stands for the money that have not been paid to a business.

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