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PPE - revaluation upwards - ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)

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  1. Bill
    Hello. The video's on YouTube are auto dubbed in some foreign language. I've tried setting it back to English but it's failed. Kindly help.
  2. Syari
    done
  3. Craig
    I believe there is a mistake on example one question phrasing, reads like 3 years, Chris says 4 years when working through the example
  4. Anthea
    No mistake. Depreciation for 3 years before revaluation 2012 -2014 but the question did ask for figures as at Dec 2015, which is an additional year.
  5. Gordon
    This method on Example 1 is quite confusing comparing to what we have learnt in Financial Accouting. I prefer using the T account....
  6. Abdul
    So should Retained earnings account be credited with the excess depreciation for the rest of the assets life or just in the first year of revaluation?
  7. PRAVEEN
    Good question, I was thinking the same.
    I guess it should be only for one year.
  8. Niraj
    It should be for the rest of the asset's life. Because it will reduce the profit with excess depreciation for the rest of the asset's life. :)
  9. jen
    Hi,
    Is it a requirement in the exam to do the rounding?
  10. PRAVEEN
    Thanks for the lecture Chirs.
    But why can't we transfer excess depreciation through P&l?
    Secondly I have come across with accountants who divide the revaluation surplus into remaining depreciation life and transfer it to P&L .
    Dr RR and Credig P&l. Is this a correct treatment?

    Thanks.
  11. Califa
    Q:But why can’t we transfer excess depreciation through P&l? - A:there is 5.558 which includes excess of 1.558 and it's in SPLOCI

    Q:Secondly I have come across with accountants who divide the revaluation surplus into remaining depreciation life and transfer it to P&L .
    Dr RR and Credig P&l. Is this a correct treatment? - not sure what do you mean here, can you show an example
  12. PRAVEEN
    For example upward revaluation of 500k has been taken to 50k per year for 10 years.

    Dr RR
    Cr P&l
  13. PRAVEEN
    Also at 19.41 Time it says not through p&l but through Retained earnings.Why not through P&l.?
  14. marionnassamula
    isnt the 1st depreciation for 4 years 01-01-2012.......31-12-2015
  15. Califa
    no, because you have 1st depreciation before revaluation for period 1/1/12-1/1/15 which is 3 yrs, and after revaluation period is for 1/1/12-31/12/15. How can you calculate entire dep'n for 4 years with two different values? you need to split first for two periods with different values
  16. MANISH
    For revaluation journal entry can we do :

    1. Dr PPE 15000
    Dr ACC DEP 12000

    Cr OCI 27000

    Then

    2. Dr OCI 27000

    Cr Revaluation Reserve 25412
    Cr Retainted Earnings 1588
  17. Califa
    I don't think so, because 27mil is for ye 2014 and 25412 is for ye 2015. Unless if you are 4 years behind with your accounts and looking to post a journal this way as a quick fix haha
  18. Bhavika
    Thankyou so much for that Journal entry section. I think i am an Accountant already. ?
  19. thiru2000
    the last part of the journal entry for Reserve transfer, Retained Earning is a Credit balance and how we credit Retained earning with $1,588? An excess depreciation would have resulted a reduction in retained earnings but crediting retained earning by $1,588 results an increase in retained earning? I am sorry , a bit confused?
  20. Shahid
    Sir thanks for a very very informative lecture.....i want to ask one thing.....whats the journal entry to show the GAIN in income statement...thanks in advance...hopes u will answer this question....
  21. ikhalo
    i cant see any video on my end
  22. Ly
    Great Lecturer!
  23. PratibhaSupporter
    Hi Chris,

    Could you please elaborate the last journal entry. I really couldn't understand the basis.

    Many thanks!
  24. Sheyla
    Hi, I was wondering.. why the amount of 1,588 is not shown as part of equity in the statement of financial position? (under Retained earnings).
    Thanks
  25. liamna
    hi ,

    I was wondering why the depreciation period was calculated over 17 years when the original useful life is 20 years and we have already depreciatied 3 years ( 2012/2013/2014) before revaluation. 2015 should have been the fourth year and therefore the depreciation after revaluation over 16 years wich is the rest of the useful life ?
  26. liamna
    I got it - my mistake
  27. Shoukat
    Hi Sir,
    Got it till here but what about the subsequent years where revalued amount remains same as 95M and dep exp is 5588? Each year its going from revaluation reserve to retained earnings as 1588?
    If yes or no how can it be explained?
    Also do we have any question where 2 time revaluation occurs? How to treat it as second time?
  28. Umar
    Im still kind of confused so will talk you through my workings


    Revaluation

    Dr BS PPE 27k
    Cr BS Revaluation Reserve (RR) 27k

    Depreciation
    Dr PL depreciation 5,588
    Cr BS PPE 5,588

    So at this stage we have
    PPE of 89,412
    Dep of 5,588
    RR of 27,000

    Now I understand the excess depreciation is 1,588 so I
    Dr RR 1,588
    Where does the cr go?
  29. Umar
    Ignore this - I got the answer. Should have continued watching the video :)
  30. Pragya
    I think OCI and revaluation reserve cannot go at the same time
    entries -
    DR Asset 27k
    CR OCI 27k
    ----------------------
    DR OCI 27K
    CR SPLOCI 27K
    -----------------------------
    DR depn 5588
    CR SPLOCI 5588
    ---------
    And charge excess depn from reserves and surplus
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    we can either transfer the 27000 in SPL (OCI) or in revelation reserve .sir has credited SPLOCI by 27000 and also is showing revaluation reserve in SFP by 27000 less 1588.This is not possible
  31. Ambuj
    Thanks
  32. ray
    Can someone please explain the double entry to OCI element. I cant seem to figure it out.

    DR Asset 17000
    DR acc deptn 12000
    CR rev surplus 27000

    how do we post OCI

    please ignore the additional depreciation element for now.

    Help v much appreciated.
  33. Ambuj
    Thanks
  34. olaristotle75
    Please, what happens to excess depreciation charge if the useful life of an asset is reviewed downward causing the depreciation charge to be less than it was before the review. Do we simply treat the excess amount as normal by crediting the retained earnings and debiting the revaluation surplus (through SOCE)?.
  35. olaristotle75
    Causing the depreciation charge to be more that it was before review i mean
  36. dmurangwa1
    The excess depreciation is transferred from revaluation surplus to retained earnings as the benefit realized at the reporting date.
  37. olaristotle75
    Thank you Opentuition.
  38. Anon
    Hello sir,

    Thank you for the lecture video above.

    Sir, if assuming there are entries such as excess depreciation or disposal of a revalued asset, where we Credit our Retained earnings, are we supposed to show the similar resulting effects in our P/L as well?

    Thanks,
    Mehr.
  39. Suaad
    Why to do CR accumulated depreciation?
  40. P2-D2Tutor
    We need to remove the accumulated depreciation to get back to the original cost, and so therefore it is debited (not credited!).
  41. AnnaSupporter
    Why do we need to get back to the original cost rather than from 2015 adding new depreciation to accumulated dep?

    This asset is effectively treated as a new asset, isn't? If we reserve the accumulated dep are not understated accumulated depreciation?
  42. P2-D2Tutor
    So that we can revalue the asset upwards to its new value. The total revaluation is effectively done in two stages. Firstly we are taking the current carrying value to the original cost and secondly increasing the cost to the new value of the asset.

    Any new depreciation is then recorded in the usual fashion using the depreciation expense account and the accumulated depreciation account.

    Thanks
  43. Lucie13Supporter
    Thank you Chris. I believe that a lot of students like me were scratching their heads about the journal entry for the 27k gain in OCI :). Thank you for your reply indeed ? all makes sense now
  44. Renee
    What about the statement of changes in equity? Would the revaluation reserve also go there?
  45. Renee
    Under the Revaluation Surplus heading?
  46. P2-D2Tutor
    Hi,

    The gain is recorded in the revaluation reserve, which is part of equity on the statement of financial position. All the company's gains/losses are then disclosed in the statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income, so as the gain has not been realised it is shown in OCI. There is no additional journal entry for this, it is just purely a matter of presentation.

    Thanks
  47. f6f7
    Hi Tutor,

    I just read your comments which has answered my question. I'm very grateful for this clarification as I kept thinking what was the double entry for the OCI? if the revaluation gain is recognised in the Revaluation reserve (in the SoFP).
  48. Debleen
    thanks a lot for the clarification
  49. Anja
    Hi Sir,

    sorry I think I asked this question already but can't find it in the comment history.

    I am getting hung up the designated account for revaluation gain: are we posting to the revaluation reserve in SOFP (Equity - Other Income) or OCI?
    I particularly mean the following JE:

    DB - Assets SOFP - increase by diff. Reval. and actual cost
    DB - Accumm. depr SOFP - remove depr. to date
    CR - Revaluation Reserve - Equity or OCI?

    DB - Revaluation Reserve - Equity or OCI?
    CR - Retained Earnings

    Also instructed by IAS1 - Disclose Revaluation Gain in OCI - is this a 'second' step and the initial JE posts to SOFP - Other Income?

    Hope my question makes sense!

    Thanks,
    Anja
  50. ssaeed
    I would suggest to use the T-accounts to understand these type of accounting entries.
    Initially we need to Debit the PPE and Acc. Depn accounts by 15,000 and 12,000, respectively, and credit the Revaluation Reserve account (not the SFP directly) by 27,000. Then the increase in depreciation of 1,588 (5,588-4,000) will need to be debited to the revaluation reserve account (not the SFP directly) and credited to the SPLOCI (under the OCI section).

    As the Revaluation Reserve is an Equity element therefore the ending account balance of 25,412 (Cr 27,000 - Dr 1,588) at the year end (31-12-15) will be shown will be shown as the revaluation reserve under the Equity section in the SFP.

    Hope this helps!

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