Question

Topic: Property, plant and equipment.

Answer both parts independently of each other.

PART A (21 marks)

On 1 July 2018, ABC Ltd purchased and recorded equipment at its cost of acquisition of $320 000. The equipment is expected to have a useful life for seven years and an estimated residual value of $10 000. ABC Ltd depreciates the asset using the straight-line method. ABC Ltd uses the revaluation model to equipment and records accumulated depreciation using the net method. The reporting period end of ABC Ltd is 30 June. ABC Ltd revalued the equipment on 30 June 2020, when the fair value of the equipment was $250 000. On 1 July 2020, the useful life of the equipment is reassessed: it is expected to have a remaining useful life of 6 years. The estimated residual value remains unchanged. ABC Ltd revalued the equipment on 30 June 2021, when the fair value of the equipment was $180 000. On 30 June 2022 the equipment was sold for $200 000.

REQUIRED:

(1) Prepare journal entries to account for the revaluation of the equipment of 30 June 2020. Show all working steps.

(2) Prepare journal entries to account for the revaluation of the equipment of 30 June 2021. Show all working steps.

(3) Prepare journal entries to account for the sale of the equipment of 30 June 2022. Show all working steps.

PART B (19 marks)

ABC Ltd acquired a machine for $750 000 on 1 July 2018. The machine had a useful life of five years and was depreciated on a straight-line basis with no disposal value. ABC Ltd adopts the cost model for accounting for assets in this class. ABC Ltd makes the following estimates of the value of the machine: Date Net selling price Value in use Fair Value 30 June 2019 $550 000 520 000 590 000 30 June 2020 $460 000 420 000 490 000 Indicators of impairment were identified on 30 June 2019, while indicators of a reversal of impairment were found on 30 June 2020.

REQUIRED: Prepare journal entries relating to this asset from 30 June 2019 to 30 June 2020. Show the steps of impairment (or reversal of impairment) tests. Show all working (step by step).

Answer 1

Solution:

PART - A