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vaikutusaikanaan poistoina

English translation: depreciation during useful life

14:46 Feb 19, 2008
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / tilinpäätös / kirjanpito
Finnish term or phrase: vaikutusaikanaan poistoina
This seems to be a fairly standard phrase in P & L accounts (judging by Google), but what kind of depreciation is it?

--Or would "write-offs" be better than depreciation?

Context: "Kuluva käyttöomaisuus kirjataan vaikutusaikanaan poistoina kuluiksi."
urbom
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:08
English translation:depreciation during useful life
Explanation:
e.g. property, plant and equipment (käyttöomaisuus) is recognised as depreciation during (their) useful life. OR: (their) useful life is recognised/depreciated as expenditure. depreciation rather than write-off when the actual value (of the käyttöomaisuus in question) is less than the cost of acquisition but not yet totally without any residual value ... I would think...
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Mark Thompson
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:08
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that makes sense. thanks for your help!
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4 +2depreciation during useful life
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depreciation during useful life


Explanation:
e.g. property, plant and equipment (käyttöomaisuus) is recognised as depreciation during (their) useful life. OR: (their) useful life is recognised/depreciated as expenditure. depreciation rather than write-off when the actual value (of the käyttöomaisuus in question) is less than the cost of acquisition but not yet totally without any residual value ... I would think...

Mark Thompson
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:08
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PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
that makes sense. thanks for your help!

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agree  Irja Frank (X): This is good although I would say "over useful life"
1 day 21 hrs

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
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