PC Obsolescence Methodology or Process

In business they work on a set Tax Cycle where the hardware is devalued at a certain percentage per year and then when it no longer offers a decent Tax Deduction it gets replaced so that the new hardware can continue to produce a reasonable tax rebate to minimise the amount of Tax paid by the business.

For Desktops this is generally a 3 or 4 year cycle and slightly longer for servers but that varies depending on the original cost as obviously the more that it cost the greater the write off per year.

In most business this is handled by the Accounts Department as they are the ones who control the money and have to post the Tax Returns for the business so they attempt to minimise the amount of tax paid while keeping outlays down as well.

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