In: Accounting
On March 31, 2018, Susquehanna Insurance purchased an office
building for $12,600,000. Based on their relative fair values,
one-third of the purchase price was allocated to the land and
two-thirds to the building. Furniture and fixtures were purchased
separately from office equipment on the same date for $1,380,000
and $880,000, respectively. The company uses the straight-line
method to depreciate its buildings and the double-declining-balance
method to depreciate all other depreciable assets. The estimated
useful lives and residual values of these assets are as
follows:
| Service Life  | 
Residual Value  | 
|
| Building | 40 | 10% of cost | 
| Furniture and fixtures | 20 | 10% of cost | 
| Office equipment | 10 | $48,000 | 
Calculate depreciation for 2018 and 2019.
For Building
| Value of Land | 12600000 x 1 / 3 | 4200000 | 
| Value of Building | 12600000 x 2 / 3 | 8400000 | 
| 12600000 | ||
| Straight line Depreciation on buiding | 8400000 - 840000 /40 | 189000 | 
| Depreciation for 2018 ,9 months | 189000 x 9 /12 | 141750 | 
| Depreciation for 2019 | 8400000 - 840000 /40 | 189000 | 
For Furniture & Fixture
| Double declining depreciation on | ||
| Furniture and Fixture | 1380000 / 20 x 2 | 138000 | 
| Depreciation for 2018 ,9 months | 103500 x 9 /12 | 103500 | 
| Book value | 1380000-103500 | 1276500 | 
| Depreciation for 2019 | 1276500 / 20 x 2 | 127650 | 
For Office Equipment
| Double declining depreciation on | ||
| Office Furniture | 880000 / 10 x 2 | 176000 | 
| Depreciation for 2018 ,9 months | 176000 x 9 /12 | 132000 | 
| Book value | 880000-132000 | 748000 | 
| Depreciation for 2019 | 748000/10*2 | 149600 |