CAPEX AND AMORTIZATION

           CAPEX the expenses which needs to be capitalized in the balance sheet. These include the expenses which augments the productive capacity or the asset quality.

These are debited to an asset account and are depreciated.      

 Expenses which increases the life of an asset are debited to the accumulated depreciation account, and all the maintenance expenses are expensed. 

Expenses like Plant re arrangement costs, Computer software costs etc are capitalised as intangible assets. They are amortized.

AMORTIZATION

All the intangible assets are amortized. Some of the intangible assets includes Computer software costs, plant rearrangement costs, deferred charges such as prepaid insurance, rent etc, goodwill, patents, trade marks and names, copy rights, rented property modifications, franchise fees (not for perpetual or permanent) , discount account for hidden interest costs in zero coupon liabilities etc.