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Fixed Assets

Accounting for long-term tangible assets including equipment, vehicles, furniture, and property

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GPU Depreciation Schedules, Explained: How One Estimate Turns a 60% Margin Into a $1 Billion Loss

CoreWeave booked $5.13 billion in revenue and a roughly 60% adjusted EBITDA margin in 2025 — and still reported a net loss over $1 billion, driven by $2.45 billion of depreciation. This guide explains how GPU useful-life estimates (4 vs. 6 years) swing reported expenses by ~$30 million per 10,000 GPUs, why Amazon and Meta moved their server lives in opposite directions, and how any equipment-owning business should set honest depreciation assumptions under 2026 Section 179 and bonus depreciation rules.

Mike Thrift

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9 min read

E-Bike and Scooter Rental Fleet Bookkeeping: Depreciation, Unit Economics, and Breakeven

Rental e-bikes and scooters are fixed assets, not inventory — and useful life ranges from under two months for early shared scooters to 2–3+ years for reinforced fleet hardware. How micromobility operators should structure a chart of accounts that separates batteries, theft, and field-ops labor, calculate contribution per vehicle per day, book damage deposits as liabilities, and find breakeven on blended seasonal utilization rather than peak-week numbers.

Mike Thrift

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EV Charging Station Bookkeeping: The Real Math Behind Per-kWh Margins, Demand Charges, and Payback Period

Demand charges can account for 30–70% of a commercial electricity bill and add roughly $9,000 to a single month when six DC fast chargers peak simultaneously — yet most operators blend them into one utilities account. How to book charging revenue against per-kWh COGS, track the Section 30C credit that now sunsets June 30, 2026, and model realistic payback periods for Level 2 ($4,500–$12,000/port) and DC fast chargers ($90,000–$200,000/port).

Mike Thrift

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11 min read

Section 280F Luxury Auto Caps Meet 100% Bonus Depreciation: A 2026 Vehicle Tax Playbook for Small Business Owners

Section 280F caps 2026 first-year passenger auto depreciation at $20,300 with bonus, while heavy SUVs over 6,000 lb GVWR can deduct the full purchase price via the $31,300 Section 179 cap plus 100% bonus depreciation restored under OBBBA. This guide covers the math, the listed-property substantiation rules, and the recapture trap that catches owners whose business use drops below 50%.

Mike Thrift

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12 min read

Section 1033 Involuntary Conversion: A Non-Farm Business Guide to Deferring Gain on Property Destroyed, Stolen, or Condemned

Section 1033 lets non-farm businesses defer gain on property that is destroyed, stolen, or condemned if the proceeds are reinvested in qualifying replacement property within 2, 3, or 4 years. This guide covers the election mechanics on Form 4797, the similar-or-related-in-service-or-use vs. like-kind tests, the carryover-basis recapture trap, and the bookkeeping needed to survive an IRS look-back.

Mike Thrift

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Permanent 100% Bonus Depreciation Returns: How Small Businesses Stack Section 168(k), Section 179, and QIP in 2026

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made 100% bonus depreciation under Section 168(k) permanent for qualified property placed in service after January 19, 2025. This guide explains how small businesses coordinate Section 179, qualified improvement property, and the new Section 168(n) manufacturing deduction — and the acquisition-date rules that decide eligibility.

Mike Thrift

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Section 45W Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit: How Business Fleets Still Claim Up to $40,000 in 2026 After the OBBBA Cliff

Section 45W ended for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025, but businesses with a binding contract and a payment by that date can still claim up to $7,500 for light EVs or $40,000 for heavy trucks in 2026 — here is how the credit is calculated, filed on Form 8936, and refunded as cash to tax-exempt fleets through elective pay.

Mike Thrift

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