Depreciation: allowance reflects wear and tear and requires asset ownership and business use to qualify.

Depreciation is the monetary measure of wear, tear, consumption or obsolescence of a capital asset representing the periodic allocation of an asset's cost over its useful life. For tax purposes the statutory allowance requires that the asset be owned wholly or partly by the assessee and used for the purposes of the business, the twin eligibility criteria for claiming depreciation.

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