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sudbury4
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I bought a computer in 2017 and started my business a few months after. Can I claim the computer as a start up cost or do I expense it or do I have to depreciate it?

 
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I bought a computer in 2017 and started my business a few months after. Can I claim the computer as a start up cost or do I expense it or do I have to depreciate it?

Your choice as to whether to depreciate or expense it.

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I bought a computer in 2017 and started my business a few months after. Can I claim the computer as a start up cost or do I expense it or do I have to depreciate it?

Your choice as to whether to depreciate or expense it.

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