Pulmonary Function Tests are used for the following reasons: Screening for the presence of obstructive and restrictive diseases. Evaluating the patient prior to surgery - this is especially true of patients who: a. are older than 60-65 years of age.
Capitalization Criteria. A capital asset is any physical resource with a useful life greater than one year and with costs exceeding a defined threshold. Capital assets include funds expended for land, improvements to land, buildings, leasehold improvements, equipment, library books and other specific items. capital asset is any physical resource with a useful life greater than one year and with costs exceeding a defined threshold. Capital assets include funds expended for land, improvements to land, buildings, leasehold improvements, equipment, library books and other specific items.
There are two principal requirements in order for the capital gain and loss provisions to be applicable: 1  There must be either a capital asset, or property which under Section 1231 is treated like a capital asset, and. 2  There must be a sale or exchange.