alleryIncome Tax Act prescribes which method for most assets?
ADiminishing (WDV) method
BStraight line method
CSum of years digits
DUnits of production method
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Diminishing (WDV) method
1. The Income Tax Rules generally allow WDV/diminishing balance method for depreciation.
2. SLM is permitted only for assets of power-generation/distribution undertakings.
3. Hence WDV is the default for tax computation.
_Source: ICAI BoS Foundation Paper 1, Ch 5 "Depreciation & Amortisation", §3 intro ¶2_
Keep practising Depreciation and Amortisation
Browse all Depreciation and Amortisation questions for CA Foundation, or explore more Accounting topics.
Related questions
How does depreciation expense affect the reported net income?Depletion is most used in which group of industries?Depletion is the using up of natural resources by which activity?Cost depletion allocates the cost of a resource in proportion to what?Pooling of similar assets bought in one year helps tax systems to?Buildings are generally given what depreciable lives under tax systems?For tax depreciation, bare land generally receives?A tax system that allows a fixed percentage of cost each year is called?