Need providing Depreciation
To know the true profits:- We have seen that depreciation is an expense and becomes an important element of the cost of production. Though it is not visible like other expenses and never paid to the outside party yet it is desirable to charge depreciation on fixed assets as these are used for earning purposes. So their depreciation must be deducted out of the income earned from their use in order to calculate true net profit or loss. To show true financial position:- Financial position can be studied from the balance sheet and for the preparation of the Balance Sheet fixed assets are required to be shown at their true value. If Assets are shown in the Balance Sheet without any charge made for their use or depreciation, then their value must have been overstated in the Balance Sheet and will not reflect the true financial position of the business. So for the purpose of reflecting true financial position, it is necessary that depreciation must be deducted from the Assets