__________ method has greatest depreciation in the first year.

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Double declining

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Sum of digits

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Reducing

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Solution

The correct option is B Double declining
Companies often use double declining method of depreciation for tax purposes. Because the depreciation expense are larger in the early periods of the assets's useful life, the tax savings are greater in the beginning of the depreciation cycle and the tax benefits come sooner.

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