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Capital Asset Lives



Depreciation is calculated and accounted for by the straight-line method. The default depreciable lives assigned to capital assets are the following:



Land

No Depreciable Life

Buildings

50 years

Improvements

10 - 25 years

Furnishings and Fixtures

10 years

Automobiles

6 years

Equipment (non-computer)

5 - 10 years

Computer Equipment

3 years

Software

3 years

Library Books

25 years



Asset lives may be adjusted when the asset is determined by a department industry expert to have a life different than the standard.




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