Businesses use accounting methods to record and monitor financial transactions, such as income, expenses, liabilities and assets. The dual or double-entry method, requires recording each transaction ...

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Suppose you buy a major asset like a new piece of machinery. Under standard accounting rules, you cannot write off the cost of the machinery in the year you incur the expense. Rather, you have to ...