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- September 26, 2014 at 10:44 am #196497
Hello,
I have a few questions regarding IAS 20. I find that this topic is quite confusing. The following questions are from BPP F7 study text. Sorry for the messy presentation. I could not find a way to present it in a proper way.Question 1:
Arturo Co receives a government grant representing 50% of the cost of a depreciating asset which costs $40,000. How will the grant be recognised if Arturo Co depreciates the asset:
a) over 4 years straight line
b) at 40% reducing balanceAnswer:
a) Straight lineYear_______Depreciation_____________Grant income
1 _______10,000__________________5,000
2 _______10,000__________________5,000
3 _______10,000__________________5,000
4 _______10,000__________________5,000b) Reducing balance
Year________Depreciation____________Grant income
1 ________16,000_________________8,000
2 ________9,600 _________________4,800
3 ________5,760 _________________2,880
4(Remainder) 8,640 _________________4,320Question 2:
A company receives a 20% grant towards the cost of a new item of machinery, which costs $100,000. The machinery has an expected life of 4 years and a nil residual value. The expected profits of the company, before accounting for depreciation on the new machine or grant, amount to $50,000 per annum in each year of the machinery’s life.Answer:
a) Reducing cost of the asset
_________________________Year 1_____Year 2_____Year 3_____Year 4_____Total
Profit before dep.___________50,000____50,000____50,000_____50,000____200,000
Dep.*____________________(20,000)___(20,000)___(20,000)___ (20,000)___(80,000)
Profit____________________30,000____30,000_____30,000_____30,000___ 120,000*The depreciation charge on a straight line basis, for each year, is 1/4 of (100,000 -20,000) = 20,000
Statement of financial position (extract)
_________________________Year 1_____Year 2____Year 3_____Year 4
Non-current asset__________ 80,000____80,000____80,000_____80,000
Dep.____________________(20,000)____(40,000)___(60,000)___(80,000)
Carrying amount___________ 60,000_____40,000____20,000____ –b) Deferred income
_________________________Year 1_____Year 2_____Year 3_____Year 4_____Total
Profit before dep.___________50,000____50,000_____50,000_____50,000___ 200,000
Dep.*____________________(25,000)___(25,000)___(25,000)____(25,000)__(100,000)
Grant____________________5,000______5,000______5,000______5,000____20,000
Profit____________________30,000_____30,000_____30,000_____30,000_____30,000Statement of financial position (extract)
Non-current asset (cost)______Year 1_____Year 2_____Year 3_____Year 4
Profit before dep.___________100,000___100,000___100,000____100,000
Dep.*____________________(25,000)___(50,000)___(75,000)____(100,000)
Carrying amount____________75,000____50,000____25,000______ –Deferred income___________15,000_____10,000_____5,000_______ –
My questions are:
1. What are the debit and credit entries for both of the answers?
2. For question 2(a), if the non-current asset is reduced by 20,000 (credit), where would the debit entry go to?
3. For question 2(b), if the deferred income is recognised (debit), where would the credit entry go to?Thanks.
September 27, 2014 at 8:44 am #1966351) I assume you can do the double entries for the purchase of the asset and accounting for the annual depreciation. So really, you just want to know the double entry for accounting for the grant?
If we are to reduce the carrying value of the asset as distinct from creating a deferred income account, the double entry is:
Debit Cash
Credit AssetIr we are to create a deferred income account, the double entry becomes:
Debit Cash
Credit Deferred IncomeOK?
2) Cash!
3) Deferred income DEBITED?????? Debit Cash, credit Deferred Incomeand then, as each year passes, Debit Deferred Income and Credit Profit or Loss
September 27, 2014 at 11:10 am #196645Hello,
Thanks for rectifying my mistakes. I have another question. So is it correct to say that deferred income in this case is a liability instead of an asset? The term deferred income confuses me.
Thanks.September 27, 2014 at 6:26 pm #201974It’s not a liability as such. It is what the name suggests it is – it is income that is not being recognised until some accounting period(s) in the future – it’s income therefore that is being deferred to a later date
OK?
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