Scientific Journal of KubSAU

Through monitoring of the normative base of accounting and taxation, we have proved that the main and legitimate tool for optimizing the tax base and finding available sources of financing investments is the accounting policy of the business entity. The article explains that the amount and level of financial performance of a company depend from methods for assessment of certain types of assets and liabilities established in the accounting policy; and the methods of depreciation are one of these elements. The authors present the analysis of methods of calculating depreciation under accounting and tax accounting, from the point of view of their impact on the financial performance of the organization and tax optimization. The subject to accrual of depreciation was the primary means, listed as a part of a gas industry company in the Krasnodar region. The authors substantiate the choice of the research subject as a significant share of fixed assets in the total amount of capital organizations in the industry. The article reveals the essence of the methods of depreciation in accounting and tax accounting; it presents calculation formulas for each method. On the example of a particular fixed asset we have the depreciation calculation for the entire term of its useful use. The authors analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each method and identify the most preferred financial indicators and optimize the tax base for tax on profit of the subject of the research. Moreover, the article reveals a concept of "bonus depreciation", depreciation calculation under the condition of its application, the possible consequences of its use for the organization. This study addresses the concept of differences resulting from transactions with fixed assets, the reasons of their appearance and procedure of accounting. The authors of the article prove the conclusion about the direction of the most preferred embodiment of the depreciation policy for companies working in the gas industry