{"id":191,"date":"2026-10-14T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.ritscapital.us\/?p=191"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:03:52","slug":"meta-data-center-depreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/meta-data-center-depreciation\/","title":{"rendered":"How Meta Accounts for Its Data Centers: Depreciation Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When tech hyperscalers spend tens of billions of dollars constructing custom data centers and filling them with high-density GPU clusters, an immediate accounting question arises: <strong>How do those massive cash outflows hit the financial statements?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Meta Platforms Inc. immediately expensed a $30 billion data center buildout in the quarter the cash was spent, its earnings would plummet temporarily, distorting operating performance for shareholders. Instead, under <strong>U.S. GAAP<\/strong>, Meta capitalizes these expenditures on its balance sheet and amortizes them over time through <strong>depreciation<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding how Meta depreciates its physical infrastructure\u2014and how minor changes in accounting estimates swing reported net income by billions\u2014offers an essential masterclass in corporate financial reporting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Capitalizing vs. Expensing: Building the Asset Base<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Meta purchases server racks, undersea fiber-optic cables, or industrial cooling units, the expenditure is classified as <strong>Capital Expenditures (CapEx)<\/strong> rather than an immediate operating expense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Financial Statement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Initial Accounting Treatment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Subsequent Accounting Impact<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Balance Sheet<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Cash decreases; <strong>Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&amp;E)<\/strong> increases by the purchase price.&nbsp;<\/td><td>PP&amp;E is reduced annually by <strong>Accumulated Depreciation<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Income Statement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>No immediate impact on operating net income at purchase date.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Charged annually with <strong>Depreciation Expense<\/strong> over the asset&#8217;s useful life.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cash Flow Statement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Full cash outflow recorded under <strong>Investing Activities (CapEx)<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Depreciation added back to Net Income under <strong>Operating Activities<\/strong> (non-cash expense).&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By capitalizing these expenditures, Meta matches the cost of the asset against the revenue generated across its operational lifespan (the <strong>GAAP Matching Principle<\/strong>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Categorizing Meta\u2019s Data Center Assets &amp; Useful Lives<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A modern AI data center is not a monolithic asset. The physical structure housing the servers lasts for decades, while the silicon computing hardware inside depreciates rapidly due to technological obsolescence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meta breaks down its infrastructure into distinct asset classes, assigning each a specific useful life under straight-line depreciation:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Infrastructure Asset Class<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Examples &amp; Components<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Disclosed Useful Life (U.S. GAAP)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Depreciation Characteristics<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Data Center Buildings &amp; Structures<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Concrete shells, physical real estate, power substations, land improvements.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>15 to 25+ Years<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Long economic life; steady, predictable annual depreciation charge.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Network &amp; Fiber Infrastructure<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Undersea cables, dark fiber leases, terrestrial routing networks.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>10 to 15 Years<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Medium-term amortization matching long-term connectivity utility.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Data Center Facility Equipment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Industrial HVAC cooling systems, backup generators, power distribution units.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>7 to 10 Years<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Heavy mechanical wear; depreciated over operational cycle.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Servers &amp; Network Assets<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>AI GPU clusters (NVIDIA\/custom silicon), CPU racks, top-of-rack switches.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>5 to 5.5 Years<\/strong> <em>(Extended in 2025)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Fast depreciation curve due to rapid hardware innovation cycles.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. The Power of Accounting Estimates: Extending Useful Asset Lives<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because depreciation relies on management&#8217;s estimate of how long an asset will remain operational, shifting that estimate directly impacts reported profitability without altering physical cash flows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effective <strong>January 1, 2025<\/strong>, Meta extended the estimated useful life of its server and network assets from <strong>5 years to 5.5 years<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Financial Statement Impact of Meta&#8217;s Useful Life Shift<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pre-2025 Baseline:<\/strong> 5-year server useful life = 20% annual straight-line depreciation rate.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025 Revision:<\/strong> 5.5-year server useful life = ~18.18% annual straight-line depreciation rate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bottom-Line Savings:<\/strong> Extending server useful lives reduced Meta&#8217;s 2025 depreciation expense by approximately <strong>$2.92 billion<\/strong>, boosting net income by <strong>$2.59 billion<\/strong> (or ~$1.00 per diluted share).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Metric \/ Parameter<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>5-Year Useful Life (Prior Estimate)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>5.5-Year Useful Life (Updated Estimate)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Financial Variance \/ Impact<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Annual Depreciation Rate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>20.00% per year&nbsp;<\/td><td>18.18% per year&nbsp;<\/td><td>-1.82% lower annual expense rate&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Annual Charge per $1B in Assets<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>$200,000,000&nbsp;<\/td><td>$181,818,181&nbsp;<\/td><td>-$18,181,819 in annual GAAP expense&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Meta 2025 Net Income Effect<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Baseline&nbsp;<\/td><td>+$2.59 Billion Increase&nbsp;<\/td><td>Direct EPS expansion without cash inflows&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This change reflects technological refinements in server maintenance, software optimization, and extended deployment cycles for workload processing. However, it also highlights how corporate management can adjust accounting parameters to manage earnings during periods of aggressive CapEx spending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Does extending server useful lives increase Meta\u2019s actual cash flow?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Depreciation is a non-cash accounting expense. Lengthening an asset&#8217;s useful life increases reported GAAP Net Income and Earnings Per Share (EPS), but it does not change the physical cash spent to acquire or maintain the servers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. How does straight-line depreciation work for tech servers?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under straight-line depreciation, the original cost of the asset (minus any estimated salvage value) is divided equally across its estimated useful life. For a $100 million server array with a 5.5-year life and zero salvage value, Meta records an annual depreciation expense of ~$18.18 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. What is the difference between CapEx and Depreciation Expense?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capital Expenditures (CapEx) represent the actual cash paid out to buy physical assets in a given period (recorded under Investing Activities on the Cash Flow Statement). Depreciation Expense represents the systematic allocation of that asset&#8217;s cost over its operational life (recorded on the Income Statement).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Why do cloud hyperscalers periodically lengthen server useful lives?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies like Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft extend server useful lives as software optimization, server architecture improvements, and secondary workload deployment allow hardware to run efficiently for longer periods before requiring physical replacement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. How do data center tax depreciation rules differ from GAAP depreciation?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For GAAP financial reporting, Meta uses straight-line depreciation over 5 to 25+ years. For U.S. federal tax returns, the IRS allows accelerated tax depreciation (such as MACRS 5-year or 15-year property classifications), allowing Meta to deduct costs faster on tax filings to lower near-term cash tax liabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Where can investors locate data center depreciation details in Meta\u2019s SEC filings?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investors can find detailed disclosures regarding property, plant, and equipment balances, accumulated depreciation, and changes in accounting estimates in <strong>Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies)<\/strong> and the <strong>Property and Equipment Note<\/strong> of Meta&#8217;s annual Form 10-K filing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. What happens when a server is retired before its estimated useful life ends?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a server array is decommissioned or rendered obsolete prior to reaching its 5.5-year useful life, Meta must write off the remaining net book value (cost minus accumulated depreciation), recognizing an immediate loss on asset disposal on its income statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Does land used for data centers depreciate?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Under U.S. GAAP, land has an indefinite useful life and is never depreciated. Only physical improvements made to the land (fencing, paving, utility connections) are depreciated over their respective useful lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9. What is Accumulated Depreciation on Meta\u2019s balance sheet?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accumulated Depreciation is a contra-asset account that tallies the total depreciation expense recognized against Meta&#8217;s assets from their purchase date to the present. Gross PP&amp;E minus Accumulated Depreciation equals Net PP&amp;E on the balance sheet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10. How does AI hardware deployment affect depreciation cycles?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High-density AI servers (GPUs) experience heavy power loads and rapid generation shifts. While hyperscalers currently classify servers under 5- to 6-year useful life bands, rapid AI hardware advances force accounting teams to continuously assess whether GPU hardware requires shorter economic life assumptions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategic Capital &amp; Accounting Advisory with Rits Capital<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navigating corporate capital allocation, evaluating fixed asset accounting strategies, and understanding complex US GAAP financial reporting require technical expertise and strategic foresight. At <strong>Rits Capital<\/strong>, we advise enterprise leaders, investors, and corporate controllers on capital structure optimization, financial reporting frameworks, and modern corporate growth strategies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to optimize your corporate financial operations and capital strategy?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ritscapital.us<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=mailto%3Asupport%40ritscapital.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support@ritscapital.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Direct Line:<\/strong> +1 (925) 915-6637 <em>(US)<\/em> | +91 99110 90800 <em>(India)<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Global Offices:<\/strong> New York | San Francisco | Noida | Hong Kong\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Schedule a Capital Strategy Session with Rits Capital Today<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When tech hyperscalers spend tens of billions of dollars constructing custom data centers and filling them with high-density GPU clusters, an immediate accounting question arises: How do those massive cash outflows hit the financial statements?&nbsp; If Meta Platforms Inc. immediately expensed a $30 billion data center buildout in the quarter the cash was spent, its earnings would plummet temporarily, distorting operating performance for shareholders. Instead, under U.S. GAAP, Meta capitalizes these expenditures on its balance sheet and amortizes them over time through depreciation.&nbsp; Understanding how Meta depreciates its physical infrastructure\u2014and how minor changes in accounting estimates swing reported net income by billions\u2014offers an essential masterclass in corporate financial reporting.&nbsp; 1. Capitalizing vs. Expensing: Building the Asset Base&nbsp; When Meta purchases server racks, undersea fiber-optic cables, or industrial cooling units, the expenditure is classified as Capital Expenditures (CapEx) rather than an immediate operating expense.&nbsp; Financial Statement&nbsp; Initial Accounting Treatment&nbsp; Subsequent Accounting Impact&nbsp; Balance Sheet&nbsp; Cash decreases; Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&amp;E) increases by the purchase price.&nbsp; PP&amp;E is reduced annually by Accumulated Depreciation.&nbsp; Income Statement&nbsp; No immediate impact on operating net income at purchase date.&nbsp; Charged annually with Depreciation Expense over the asset&#8217;s useful life.&nbsp; Cash Flow Statement&nbsp; Full cash outflow recorded under Investing Activities (CapEx).&nbsp; Depreciation added back to Net Income under Operating Activities (non-cash expense).&nbsp; By capitalizing these expenditures, Meta matches the cost of the asset against the revenue generated across its operational lifespan (the GAAP Matching Principle).&nbsp; 2. Categorizing Meta\u2019s Data Center Assets &amp; Useful Lives&nbsp; A modern AI data center is not a monolithic asset. The physical structure housing the servers lasts for decades, while the silicon computing hardware inside depreciates rapidly due to technological obsolescence.&nbsp; Meta breaks down its infrastructure into distinct asset classes, assigning each a specific useful life under straight-line depreciation:&nbsp; Infrastructure Asset Class&nbsp; Examples &amp; Components&nbsp; Disclosed Useful Life (U.S. GAAP)&nbsp; Depreciation Characteristics&nbsp; Data Center Buildings &amp; Structures&nbsp; Concrete shells, physical real estate, power substations, land improvements.&nbsp; 15 to 25+ Years&nbsp; Long economic life; steady, predictable annual depreciation charge.&nbsp; Network &amp; Fiber Infrastructure&nbsp; Undersea cables, dark fiber leases, terrestrial routing networks.&nbsp; 10 to 15 Years&nbsp; Medium-term amortization matching long-term connectivity utility.&nbsp; Data Center Facility Equipment&nbsp; Industrial HVAC cooling systems, backup generators, power distribution units.&nbsp; 7 to 10 Years&nbsp; Heavy mechanical wear; depreciated over operational cycle.&nbsp; Servers &amp; Network Assets&nbsp; AI GPU clusters (NVIDIA\/custom silicon), CPU racks, top-of-rack switches.&nbsp; 5 to 5.5 Years (Extended in 2025)&nbsp; Fast depreciation curve due to rapid hardware innovation cycles.&nbsp; 3. The Power of Accounting Estimates: Extending Useful Asset Lives&nbsp; Because depreciation relies on management&#8217;s estimate of how long an asset will remain operational, shifting that estimate directly impacts reported profitability without altering physical cash flows.&nbsp; Effective January 1, 2025, Meta extended the estimated useful life of its server and network assets from 5 years to 5.5 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Financial Statement Impact of Meta&#8217;s Useful Life Shift&nbsp; Metric \/ Parameter&nbsp; 5-Year Useful Life (Prior Estimate)&nbsp; 5.5-Year Useful Life (Updated Estimate)&nbsp; Financial Variance \/ Impact&nbsp; Annual Depreciation Rate&nbsp; 20.00% per year&nbsp; 18.18% per year&nbsp; -1.82% lower annual expense rate&nbsp; Annual Charge per $1B in Assets&nbsp; $200,000,000&nbsp; $181,818,181&nbsp; -$18,181,819 in annual GAAP expense&nbsp; Meta 2025 Net Income Effect&nbsp; Baseline&nbsp; +$2.59 Billion Increase&nbsp; Direct EPS expansion without cash inflows&nbsp; This change reflects technological refinements in server maintenance, software optimization, and extended deployment cycles for workload processing. However, it also highlights how corporate management can adjust accounting parameters to manage earnings during periods of aggressive CapEx spending.&nbsp; Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)&nbsp; 1. Does extending server useful lives increase Meta\u2019s actual cash flow?&nbsp; No. Depreciation is a non-cash accounting expense. Lengthening an asset&#8217;s useful life increases reported GAAP Net Income and Earnings Per Share (EPS), but it does not change the physical cash spent to acquire or maintain the servers.&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. How does straight-line depreciation work for tech servers?&nbsp; Under straight-line depreciation, the original cost of the asset (minus any estimated salvage value) is divided equally across its estimated useful life. For a $100 million server array with a 5.5-year life and zero salvage value, Meta records an annual depreciation expense of ~$18.18 million.&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. What is the difference between CapEx and Depreciation Expense?&nbsp; Capital Expenditures (CapEx) represent the actual cash paid out to buy physical assets in a given period (recorded under Investing Activities on the Cash Flow Statement). Depreciation Expense represents the systematic allocation of that asset&#8217;s cost over its operational life (recorded on the Income Statement).&nbsp; 4. Why do cloud hyperscalers periodically lengthen server useful lives?&nbsp; Companies like Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft extend server useful lives as software optimization, server architecture improvements, and secondary workload deployment allow hardware to run efficiently for longer periods before requiring physical replacement.&nbsp;&nbsp; 5. How do data center tax depreciation rules differ from GAAP depreciation?&nbsp; For GAAP financial reporting, Meta uses straight-line depreciation over 5 to 25+ years. For U.S. federal tax returns, the IRS allows accelerated tax depreciation (such as MACRS 5-year or 15-year property classifications), allowing Meta to deduct costs faster on tax filings to lower near-term cash tax liabilities.&nbsp; 6. Where can investors locate data center depreciation details in Meta\u2019s SEC filings?&nbsp; Investors can find detailed disclosures regarding property, plant, and equipment balances, accumulated depreciation, and changes in accounting estimates in Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and the Property and Equipment Note of Meta&#8217;s annual Form 10-K filing.&nbsp; 7. What happens when a server is retired before its estimated useful life ends?&nbsp; If a server array is decommissioned or rendered obsolete prior to reaching its 5.5-year useful life, Meta must write off the remaining net book value (cost minus accumulated depreciation), recognizing an immediate loss on asset disposal on its income statement.&nbsp; 8. Does land used for data centers depreciate?&nbsp; No. Under U.S. GAAP, land has an indefinite useful life and is never depreciated. Only physical improvements made to the land (fencing, paving, utility connections) are depreciated over their respective useful lives.&nbsp; 9. What is Accumulated Depreciation on Meta\u2019s balance sheet?&nbsp; Accumulated Depreciation is a contra-asset account that tallies the total depreciation expense recognized against Meta&#8217;s assets from their purchase date to the present. Gross PP&amp;E minus Accumulated Depreciation equals Net PP&amp;E on the balance sheet.&nbsp; 10. How does AI hardware deployment affect depreciation cycles?&nbsp; High-density AI servers (GPUs) experience heavy power loads and rapid generation shifts. While hyperscalers currently classify servers under 5- to 6-year useful life bands, rapid AI hardware advances force accounting teams to continuously assess whether GPU hardware requires shorter economic life assumptions.&nbsp;&nbsp; Strategic Capital &amp; Accounting Advisory with Rits Capital&nbsp; Navigating corporate capital allocation, evaluating fixed asset accounting strategies, and understanding complex US GAAP financial reporting require technical expertise and strategic foresight. At Rits Capital, we advise enterprise leaders, investors, and corporate controllers on capital structure optimization, financial reporting frameworks, and modern corporate growth strategies.&nbsp; Ready to optimize your corporate financial operations and capital strategy?&nbsp; Schedule a Capital Strategy Session with Rits Capital Today\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"How Meta Depreciates Data Centers: Depreciation 101","rank_math_description":"Learn how Meta accounts for data center depreciation, useful asset lives, capital expenditures, and the impact on financial statements.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Meta data center depreciation,Facebook data center depreciation,data center useful life,Meta capital expenditures,depreciation in financial statements","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bookkeeping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192,"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions\/192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ritscapital.us\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}