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The phrase "allow for depreciation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in financial or accounting contexts when discussing the consideration of asset value reduction over time.
Example: "When preparing the financial statements, we need to allow for depreciation to accurately reflect the asset's value."
Alternatives: "account for depreciation" or "consider depreciation".
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For purposes of section 1245, the amount of the deduction allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property which is of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation shall be treated as a deduction allowed for depreciation under section 167.
Power could be generated in this way at a cost only of allowing for depreciation of the generating plant.
for purposes of section 1245, the recapture amount shall be treated as a deduction allowed for depreciation with respect to such property.
The Treasury estimates that corporations pay an effective marginal tax rate of 37 percent, allowing for depreciation, when they issue stock to invest in goods and equipment.
"If we move into a world where, because of a fall in demand and hence in the oil price there is less need for crude, all of your sunk capital once you have allowed for depreciation – the book value of an oilfield — is going to be zero and there will have to be write-downs.
After labor, rent and other operating costs, we estimate she ran an operating loss (that's before allowing for depreciation or interest) of $140,000 on revenues of $300,000.
We estimate that, after deducting labor, rent and other operating costs, she ran an operating loss (that's before allowing for depreciation or interest) of $140,000 on revenues of $300,000.
For the female sample, the comparison of the wage effects of different types of work absences suggests that work absences lead to wage losses consistent with a human capital model allowing for depreciation of human capital.
CSFB, an investment bank, estimates that GDP per hour worked rose by about 1% in the euro area last year, narrowing the gap with the United States.A more serious distortion is that GDP, on which productivity figures are based, does not allow for capital depreciation.
The primary reason for the decline in corporate tax payments was changes in the law allowing for accelerated depreciation of investments.
While there is a gusty tailwind from the Trump Tax Cuts, which allows for accelerated depreciation from buying a private jet – the ability to write off the full purchase value in the first year (50% of buyers cited it as a reason they made a purchase this year), and the rollback of regulations, the nasty political discourse is a significant mitigating factor.
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