The Great Migration, or the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West from 1916 to 1970, had a huge impact on urban life in the United States.
With the traditional perpetual license purchase of software, the rules are easier to apply. Clearly, the cost of the license can be capitalized and amortized over a useful life period (five years typically). Some of the implementation costs, which are usually billed by the vendor or third-party can be capitalized. Software development is the key term that would include creating the chart of accounts and customizing components of the software to function effectively for the organization and testing.
A capitalized cost is recognized as part of a fixed asset on a company's balance sheet, rather than being charged to expense in the period incurred. Capitalization is used when an item is expected to be consumed over a long period of time.If a cost is capitalized, it is charged to expense over time through the use of amortization (for intangible assets) or depreciation (for tangible assets).A short-term variation on the capitalization concept is to record an expenditure in the prepaid expenses account, which converts the expenditure into an asset.he asset is later charged to expense when it is used, usually within a few months. Capitalized costs typically arise in relation to the construction of buildings, where most construction costs and related interest costs can be capitalized. Examples of capitalized costs include: