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- August 17, 2015 at 5:37 pm #267544
Hi John
Please help me with this question
I have watched the lecture on depreciation a few times but still confused with this:
31 Dec 20×3 a company owned a building that had cost $800,000 on 1 Jan 20W4. Depreciation was at 2% per year
31 Dec 20×3 a revaluation to $1,000,000 was recognised at this date the building had a remaining useful life of 40 years
what is the depreciation charge for the year ended 31 Dec 20×4 and revaluation surplus balance as at 20×3What do they mean by 20W4 is that Jan 20×4?
Step by step
I opened all my T-accounts:
Building:
Dr Cash 800,00
Dr Revaluation 200, 000
Cr balance 1,000, 000Dr Depreciation 160, 000
Cr Acc dep 160, 000
based on 100/2=50 So I assume am depreciating on 50 years less 40 =10 giving me 160, 000Revaluation:
Dr Profit 360, 000???
Cr Building 200, 000
Cr Acc dep 160, 000I get stuck on where taking this depreciation off the cost and again off the new revaluation value comes in as I did not see this step in the example.
I know how to calculate the depreciation on the revalued amount giving me the 25, 000
Thanks
ZuzieAugust 18, 2015 at 9:56 am #267616If (for example) 20W3 was 2013, then 20X4 will be 2024 (because X comes after W)
But don’t worry about that in the exam – in the real exam they will use real years 🙂So, at the date of the revaluation, they had owned it for 10 years.
So the total depreciation up until then was 10 x 2% x 800,000 = 160,000So the carrying value (net book value) was 800,000 – 160,000 = 640,000
So the profit on revaluations / revaluation surplus is 1,000,000 – 640,000 = 360,000
Hope that helps 🙂
August 21, 2015 at 12:02 am #267911hello moffat sir!!
I have observed that in few revaluations questions:
1)the exessive depreciation on revaluation is deducted from the revaluation surplus at the end of the accounting period.
2)in few questions we didn’t deduct the exessive depreciation from revaluation surplus.
please explain sir!!August 21, 2015 at 7:49 am #267928Business are allowed to deduct the excess depreciation (and transfer it to retained earnings), but they do not have to – it is their choice.
In questions, only do it if the question tells you to do it.
August 24, 2015 at 6:15 am #268302Thank you John
BTW I have passed both my F1 & F2 exams
I am now dealing with F3
So just wanted to express my gratitude for your lectures & support
August 24, 2015 at 8:19 am #268322Thats great – many congratulations on having passed them 🙂
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