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Accounting question: Might this qualify as a capital expense? If you squint hard enough? For context, AWS is coy (at least publicly) about the existing dedicat
by witten 9y ago
Accounting question: Might this qualify as a capital expense? If you squint hard enough?
For context, AWS is coy (at least publicly) about the existing dedicated instances and CapEx vs. OpEx.
- _msw_ 9y agoThe information found here should help your finance team or accountants determine how best to classify your expenses: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/dedicated-hosts/faqs/#Should_I_Consider_a_Dedicated_Host_Reservation_a_Capital_or_Operational_Expense https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/dedicated-hosts/faqs/#Should_I_Co... Since EC2 Bare Metal instances will use the same pricing models as all other EC2 instances (on demand, reserved instances, dedicated host, spot), the same information is relevant.
- KaiserPro 9y agoFor the UK its always opex. As you never own the instance, you are hiring it as a service.