Depreciation law

The Depreciation Act determines the rules on depreciation of operating assets

Overview

The Depreciation Act determines the rules on depreciation of operating assets

When you write off an asset, you write down its value. Assets must be depreciated so that the book value matches the real value. In practice, this means that a depreciation is an accounting entry of an asset that depreciates over its useful life.

Depreciation under the Depreciation Act may provide a deduction from the tax

The ongoing loss of value of the assets, i.e. operating assets, is an actual expense for the company, which the company must pay from its profits. The expense can be deducted from the company's earnings when the tax is to be calculated, via the amortization of the loss.

Table 1
Depreciation202320242025
Operating assets, max.25 %25 %25 %
Buildings and installations (Buildings and installations,
which was acquired before 1 January 2023, can be written off with up to 4%)
3 %3 %3 %
Installations in non-depreciable buildings4 %4 %4 %
Small assets (immediate write-off)32.00033.10034.400
Recaptured depreciation (taxable part)100 %100 %100 %
Advance depreciation
Advance depreciation for ships above1.713.5001.774.0001.843.000
Max. annual depreciation15 %15 %15 %
Max. advance depreciation in total30 %30 %30 %
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