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Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
Spending on long-lived assets — equipment, vehicles, property — capitalised and depreciated rather than expensed at once.
Capital expenditure buys assets that serve the business for years: machinery, vehicles, fit-outs, major software. Instead of hitting the P&L immediately, CapEx lands on the balance sheet and is depreciated over the asset\'s life.
The CapEx versus expense distinction affects both profit and tax timing — small-business instant write-off rules can blur it, so current thresholds always matter.
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