1 Exterior paint averages $25-$40 a gallon, and a 3,000-square-foot home takes 15 or more gallons of paint, or $375-$600 just for the paint.
Construction-In-Process (CIP) Assets. A construction-in-process (CIP) asset is an asset you construct over a period of time. Create and maintain your CIP assets as you spend money for raw materials and labor to construct them. Since a CIP asset is not yet in use, it does not depreciate and is only in the corporate book.
If the asset is tangible, this is called depreciation. If the asset is intangible; for example, a patent or goodwill; it's called amortization. To depreciate means to lose value and to amortize means to write off costs (or pay debt) over a period of time.f the asset is intangible; for example, a patent or goodwill; it's called amortization. To depreciate means to lose value and to amortize means to write off costs (or pay debt) over a period of time.