In: Accounting
Assume that Inter-Provincial Transport Ltd.’s balance sheet includes the following assets under Property, Plant, and Equipment: Land, Buildings, and Motor-Carrier Equipment. Inter-Provincial has a separate accumulated depreciation account for each of these assets except land. Further, assume that Inter-Provincial completed the following transactions in 2019:
Jan. 3 Sold motor-carrier equipment with accumulated depreciation of $67,000 (cost of $130,000) for $71,000 cash. Purchased similar new equipment with a cash price of $176,000.
July 2 Sold a building that had cost $650,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $145,000 through December 31 of the preceding year. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis. The building had a 40-year useful life and a residual value of $250,000. Inter-Provincial received $100,000 cash and a $400,000 note receivable.
Oct. 29 Purchased land and a building for a single price of $420,000. An independent appraisal valued the land at $150,000 and the building at $300,000.
Dec. 31 Recorded depreciation as follows:
Requirements:
Debit | Credit | |
Cash | 71000 | |
Accumulated depreciation | 67000 | |
To Motor carrier equipment | 130000 | |
To Gain on sale of asset | 8000 | |
(Sale of asset ) | ||
Motor Carrier equipment | 176000 | |
To cash | 176000 | |
(Purchase of asset) | ||
Cash | 100000 | |
Note receivable | 400000 | |
Accumulated depreciation | 150000 | |
To Building | 650000 | |
(Sale of an asset, accumulated depreciation for current year-5000) | ||
Land | 150000 | |
Building | 300000 | |
To Cash | 420000 | |
To revalution reserve | 30000 | |
(being land and building purchased) | ||
Depreciation expense | 65428.4 | |
To Accumulated depreciation for Motor Carrier | 58678.4 | |
To Accumulated depreciation for Building | 6750 | |
(being depreciation expenses recorded) |
Depreciation Calculation | |
Double diminishing method | |
Uselful life | 6 years |
% straightline rate | =100/6 |
16.66667 | |
Double diminidhing depreciationexpense | =2*16.67%*176000 |
58678.4 | |
Building | |
=(book value-salvage value)/useful life | |
=(300000-30000)/40 | |
6750 |
Depreciation is allocation of an asset's cost over useful life. There are several methods available for depreciation. Base on generally acceptable accounting principles the method that matches the best is selected as method for expensinf depreciation expense. Various parameters are
If the asset is to be used in equal amount during each accounting period, straightline method is choosed. It is by default and the simplest method
If the asset generates revenue in measurable quanity of e=units dr=uring each period then units of production method is used
If the asset is to be used more in early years than in later years, diminishing or doublediminishing balance method is used