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- June 11, 2015 at 4:26 am #256237
At the start of the financial year 2011, the building account had a balance of 43,000 and accumulated depreciation account had 26,600.During the year company purchased a building for 35,000 on 13 September 2011. In connection to this new building company has incurred following cost:
1. Legal fee 2,000
2. Paint 800
3. Wiring 2,600
4. Electricity cost in wiring process 550
5. Labour cost of wiring 1300Company also carried out some repair work on existing building which is as follows:
1. Painting 300
2. 2 additional rooms 4200Further information revealed that labour employed for wiring purposes on new machinery was
company’s own staff. Amount paid to labour for appreciation of good work was 150 which is included in1300. Besides this amount nothing has been paid in addition to their normal wages.Company depreciates the asset on reducing balance method at the rate of 20%. In case a new asset is purchased during the year then depreciation is calculated on the basis of months used during the year starting from the first day of the month subsequent to the month of purchase.
Prepare:
1. Building account
2. Accumulated Depreciation account – Building
3. Extracts from income Statement
4. Extracts from Statement of Financial PositionPlease explain how to calculate this question.
June 11, 2015 at 7:35 am #256257Dear Sir,
I would like to know regards with the above question in:
1. whether the cost for painting, wiring, electricity cost in wiring process and labour cost of wiring should be capitalised or not ? It is the capital expenditure or revenue expenditure ?
2. treatment for labour for appreciation of good work was 150 which was paid to company’s own staff.
Thanks in advance.
June 11, 2015 at 8:12 am #256275All the costs involved in the new building should be capitalised and treated as part of the cost of the building. The only exception is the 150 that is included in the 1300. There is no precise rule here, but the 130 would be better treated as revenue expenditure.
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