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capital expenditure

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  • This topic has 6 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • January 7, 2015 at 8:28 pm #222095
    Avatarmuradn
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    hi

    paying for refurbishment as part of upgrading a building – is capital expenditure?

    January 8, 2015 at 8:21 am #222108
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    If you are actually improving the building above what it was originally, then it would be capital expenditure.

    However the word refurbishment would usually mean that you were getting it back to the state it was originally in – it would therefore be revenue expenditure.

    January 8, 2015 at 7:32 pm #222143
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    question is as following

    which one is an example of capital expenditure?

    1) paying bonuses to production overheads
    2) paying for refurbishment as part of upgrading a building
    3) paying legal fees in order to recover customer debts

    answer is 1 ?

    January 9, 2015 at 10:14 am #222170
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    No – the answer is 2.

    Although refurbishment is usually revenue expenditure, here it is the word ‘upgrading’ that matters. Upgrading implies that the building is being improved above what it was originally.

    January 10, 2015 at 1:47 pm #222250
    Avatarmuradn
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    Thank you John 🙂

    January 10, 2015 at 2:03 pm #222252
    Avatarmuradn
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    and also i have one more question relating to this topic.

    Repying a bank overdraft is capital expenditure? if it is yes, why? for which principe?

    January 10, 2015 at 4:40 pm #222265
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    Repaying a bank overdraft is not any sort of expenditure – expenditure is when you buy something!

    Paying a liability is not buying anything.

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