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Accounting for leased equipment

How is leased equipment accounted for? This is a long term lease with monthly installment payments. How is leased equipment depreciaited (over the life of the lease or the life of the asset)?

Pearl Corralejo

Depends

Depends on whether it must be characterized as a capital or operating lease.

Jim Q., CA

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