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Budget Issues: The Role of Depreciation in Budgeting for Certain Federal Investments

AIMD-95-34 Published: Feb 01, 1995. Publicly Released: Feb 01, 1995.
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GAO reviewed whether: (1) federal agencies are depreciating transportation infrastructure, research and development (R&D), and human capital investments for accounting and budgeting purposes; and (2) depreciation of these investments could be useful in federal budgeting.

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Budget and Spending
Accounting proceduresAssetsBudgetingDepreciationEconomic developmentEconomic growthEconomic policiesFederal aid programsInvestment planningInvestments