Capitalise or expense

Skill cynco-labs/ai-accounting-skills/bookkeeping-accounting/skills/capitalise-or-expense

Capitalise vs expense analysis for material money out (PPE, repairs, software). Use when capitalise or expense, fixed asset, renovation, repairs vs capex.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add cynco-labs/ai-accounting-skills --skill capitalise-or-expense

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SKILL.md

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Purpose

Thin alias into classify — capital vs expense theme only.
Doctrine: shared/classify-substance.md.
Output: workpapers/analysis/capital_vs_expense.md (+ PPE notes if capitalised).

Steps

Ensure workpapers/transactions.json exists (run extract if not).
Set classify_depth = standards_aware for this theme.
Load references/jurisdictions/malaysia/standards/capital_vs_expense.md.
Follow classify-transactions steps 1–3 focused on material one-off / asset-like outflows.
Write workpapers/analysis/capital_vs_expense.md from the analysis pack example.
If capitalise: note FAR / depreciation policy needs (ask — do not invent rates).
Apply COA codes; update payee_map; re-run classify for affected lines.

Done when: pack on disk with capitalise/expense/query per material outflow; codes applied or queried.

Do not

Invent useful lives or residual values
Capitalise owner personal spend
Expense all equipment into misc to avoid FAR without documenting the choice

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.