Question

Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Bonita Company at December 31, 2020.

Cost		$9,810,000
Accumulated depreciation to date		1,090,000
Expected future net cash flows		7,630,000
Fair value		5,232,000

Bonita intends to dispose of the equipment in the coming year. It is expected that the cost of disposal will be $21,800. As of December 31, 2020, the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years.

Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2020. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec. 31	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2017	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2017	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

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Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record depreciation expense for 2021. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

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The asset was not sold by December 31, 2021. The fair value of the equipment on that date is $5,777,000. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair value. It is expected that the cost of disposal is still $21,800. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec. 31	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2018	enter a debit amount

Answer 1

a
Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec 31	Loss on impairment	3509800
	Accumulated depreciation-Equipment		3509800
	b
	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
	No entry	0
	No entry		0
	c
Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec 31	Accumulated depreciation-Equipment	545000
	Recovery of loss on Impairment		545000

Workings:
Cost	9810000
Less: Accumulated depreciation	1090000
Carrying Amount	8720000
Less: Fair value, net of disposal costs	5210200		=5232000-21800
Loss on impairment	3509800
No depreciation is recorded on assets intended to be disposed off
Fair value, net of disposal costs, Revised	5755200		=5777000-21800
Less: Fair value, net of disposal costs	5210200		=5232000-21800
Recovery of loss on Impairment	545000