Examples of Land improvements in a sentence
Land improvements are amortized over 30 years (recreation areas) or 40 years (dams and water management systems).
Land improvements include such items as excavation, non-infrastructure utility installation, driveways, sidewalks, parking lots, flagpoles, retaining walls, fences, and outdoor lighting.
The depreciation periods for property, plant and equipment, which approximate the useful lives of assets concerned, are as follows: Land improvements 5 - 50 yearsBuildings 10 - 50 yearsMachinery, plant and equipment 3 - 20 yearsMotor vehicles 4 - 5 yearsFurniture and fixtures 3 - 20 yearsLeasehold improvements 5 - 10 yearsOther tangible assets 2 - 20 years Land is not depreciated due to having infinite useful life.
Depreciation Methodology: Land improvements that are inexhaustible assets are not depreciated.
The Group’s investment properties are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives (EUL) as follows: Land improvements 5 to 10 yearsBuildings and improvements 10 to 30 years The depreciation and amortization method and useful life are reviewed periodically to ensure that the method and period of depreciation and amortization are consistent with the expected pattern of economic benefits from items of investment properties.