What are the causes of depreciation?

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There are generally two main causes of depreciation; first is normal cause such as normal wear and tear due to usage or passage of time, expiration of legal right in case of some assets and obsolescence due to technological advancement and second is abnormal cause such as accidents due to fire, earthquake, floods etc.

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