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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

The Service Potential Concept and Inter-Period Tax Allocation.

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DDDavid F. DrakeUniversity of Colorado Boulder

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Implication

This analysis demonstrates the impact of tax allocation on asset valuation, suggesting a clearer approach to depreciation.

Key Points

  • The central aim is to clarify the relationship between tax allocation and depreciation through the service potential concept.
  • Analyzes the implications of tax policy on depreciation patterns
  • Discusses the present value of tax liabilities as offsets to asset values
  • Examines the market's pricing of assets in relation to future tax payments
  • Highlights that treating taxes as current period expenses simplifies accounting
  • Suggests that misunderstanding depreciation leads to double-counting in financial reports
  • Advocates for a depreciation pattern that reflects the service potential of an asset

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David F. Drake (1962) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba422e4e9516ffd37a21f1https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-7100243
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Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1INTER-PERIOD TAX ALLOCATION OR BASIS ADJUSTMENT?1963
  2. 2An Examination of the Relationship Between Interperiod Tax Allocation and Present-Value Depreciation.1973
  3. 3The Interperiod Allocation of Corporate Income Taxes: A Proposal.1968
  4. 4Present Value Depreciation and Income Tax Allocation.1968
  5. 5A PROBLEM IN EXPENSE RECOGNITION.1963