Gartner argues that the depreciation policy of IT assets should be more closely linked to business practice?as opposed to the standard depreciate periods favored by most accountants. Should the depreciation period be changed due to the shortened lifespan of hardware and software? What kind of depreciation rules do you follow in your shop? Would your accounting department accept this argument or would you expect a battle if you argued to shorten depreciation periods for IT-related items?
You can read the related Gartner article, which will be posted 3:00 AM Wednesday, at https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00620001101ggp01.htm
