In: Accounting
During 2019 and 2020, 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 2021, Faulkner decided to change to the
straight-line method for both financial reporting and tax purposes.
A tax rate of 25% is in effect for all years.
For an asset that cost $30,000 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 | ||||||||
2019 | $ | 2,900 | $ | 5,273 | $ | 2,373 | |||||
2020 | 2,900 | 4,745 | 1,845 | ||||||||
$ | 5,800 | $ | 10,018 | $ | 4,218 | ||||||
1. Prepare the journal entry that Faulkner will record in 2021 related to the change. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)
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Suppose instead that Faulkner previously used straight-line depreciation and changed to sum-of-the-years’- digits in 2021. Prepare the journal entry that Faulkner will record in 2021 related to the change. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)
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1 | Event | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
1 | Depreciation expense | $2,373 | ||
Accumulated depreciation | $2,373 | |||
Working | ||||
Asset's cost | $30,000 | |||
Accumulated depreciation (SYD) to date | -$10,018 | |||
Undepreciated cost, Jan. 1, 2021 | $19,982 | |||
Estimated residual value | -$1,000 | |||
To be depreciated over the remaining 8 years | $18,982 | |||
Annual straight-line depreciation 2021-2028 | $2,373 | |||
2 | Event | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
1 | Depreciation expense | $5,156 | ||
Accumulated depreciation | $5,156 | |||
Working | ||||
Asset's cost | $30,000 | |||
Accumulated depreciation (SL) to date | -$5,800 | |||
undepreciated cost, Jan. 1, 2021 | $24,200 | |||
Estimated residual value | -$1,000 | |||
To be depreciated over the remaining 8 years | $23,200 | |||
Annual SYD depreciation 2021 | $5,156 | |||
($23,200 x 8/36) | ||||