Following are the reasons of providing depreciations on fixed assets:
- To ascertain the true profit or loss of the business in an accounting period.
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- Presentation of true financial position of the business at the end of the accounting period.
- To ascertain the profit or loss on sale of assets.
- To give correct information to the creditors.
- To facilitate fixation of prices of product.