useful life

useful life
use·ful life n: an estimated amount of time during which an asset or facility will yield income or be useful see also depreciation 1

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

useful life
n.
For tax purposes, the period during which an asset is expected to be useful to its owner before wearing out or otherwise becoming useless.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


useful life
The number of months or years, as determined by the IRS, that depreciable business equipment or property is expected to be in use.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


useful life
n. An estimation of the amount of time that exhaustible property will generate income. It is used to calculate depreciation and amortization.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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