In: Accounting
During 2016 and 2017, Faulkner Manufacturing used the
sum-of-the-years’-digits (SYD) method of depreciation for its
depreciable assets, for both financial reporting and tax purposes.
At the beginning of 2018, Faulkner decided to change to the
straight-line method for both financial reporting and tax purposes.
A tax rate of 40% is in effect for all years.
For an asset that cost $16,000 with an estimated residual value of
$1,000 and an estimated useful life of 10 years, the depreciation
under different methods is as follows:
Year | Straight Line | SYD | Difference | ||||||||
2016 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 2,727 | $ | 1,227 | |||||
2017 | 1,500 | 2,455 | 955 | ||||||||
$ | 3,000 | $ | 5,182 | $ | 2,182 | ||||||
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry that Faulkner will
record in 2018 related to the change.
2. Suppose instead that Faulkner previously used
straight-line depreciation and changed to sum-of-the-years’- digits
in 2018. Prepare the journal entry that Faulkner will record in
2018 related to the change.