Expense Or capitalise


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This discussion explores the accounting treatment for software purchases and subscriptions. It clarifies that initial software purchases should be capitalised as intangible assets under 'computer' in fixed assets, with a useful life of 3-5 years as per AS-26. Yearly subscription fees, however, should be expensed.

(Querist)
30 June 2021 We have purchases tally software. It is to be capitalised Or exp. Pls reason to be specified.

30 June 2021 To capitalize initial purchase and to expense yearly subscription.

RAKESH (Querist)
30 June 2021 What will be the useful life. And it is capitalise under head computer in fixed asset.?

Deepa B (Expert)
01 July 2021 Useful life of 3-5 years as per AS-26 Intangible assets. Software will be classified as intangible assets


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