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What is the difference between Capital Expenditure and revenue expenditure?

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Question added by Anil Lalwani , Chief Accountant , Al Ahli Hospital
Date Posted: 2016/09/16
SAJJAD AHMAD
by SAJJAD AHMAD , Finance Controller , Royal Grand Hotel

The Expenses Which Will Be Related To Long Term Asset is Called Capital Expenditure.The Expenses Which Is Related To Operation Is called Revenue Expenditures.

Rohan Bajgai
by Rohan Bajgai , Accountant , Little Flowers' English School

Capital expenditures are long term expenses of business organization, and hence their cost is not deducted in one fiscal year but depreciated every year and is shown in assets side of balance sheet, Where as Revenue exp. are recurring and short term expenses, it is fully tax deducted expenses it can be repairs or other expenses which is done every month or in a year, it is listed with liabilities.

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Capital Expenditure or CAPEX are all expenses related to fixed assets and are permanent for example the cost of acquisition of a car , whereas revenue expenditure are expenses for a period of time and are temporary and closed to profit and loss at the end of the accounting period. for example: salaries - transportation ...

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