Question

Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Blossom Company at December 31, 2020.

Cost		$11,070,000
Accumulated depreciation to date		1,230,000
Expected future net cash flows		8,610,000
Fair value		5,904,000

Blossom intends to dispose of the equipment in the coming year. It is expected that the cost of disposal will be $24,600. As of December 31, 2020, the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years.

Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2020. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec. 31	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2017	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2017	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

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Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record depreciation expense for 2021. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

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The asset was not sold by December 31, 2021. The fair value of the equipment on that date is $6,519,000. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair value. It is expected that the cost of disposal is still $24,600. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec. 31	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2018	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2018	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

Answer 1

(a)	Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
	Dec 31, 2020	Loss on Impairment	3,960,600
		Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment		3,960,600
	Working
		Cost	11,070,000
		Accumulated depreciation	1,230,000
		Carrying amount	9,840,000
		Recoverable amount (5,904,000 - 24,600)	5,879,400
		Loss on impairment	3,960,600
(b)	Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
	Dec 31, 2021	No Entry Required
(c)	Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
	Dec 31, 2021	Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment	615,000
		Recovery of Impairment Loss		615,000
		[(6,519,000 - 24,600) - 5,879,400]