Deferred Charges
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| Deferred charges are expenditures for items that will benefit future periods beyond one year from the balance sheet date; for example, costs for introduction of a new product to the market or the opening of a new location. Deferred charges are similar to prepaid expenses, but are not included in current assets because the benefits from such expenditures will be reaped over periods after one year from the balance-sheet date. |
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Additional Comments:
To "defer" means to put off or postpone to a future time.
The expenditure incurred will be gradually written off over the future period(s) that benefits from it, rather than fully charged off in the year payment is made. |
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