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Revaluation Reserve

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  • This topic has 2 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by P2-D2.
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  • October 4, 2020 at 12:36 pm #587334
    chippychipz
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    Hi, I’m not sure if I’m potentially missing something here wrt. revaluation reserve, I’ve been scratching my head trying to understand how they got 140 000.

    Question:
    CDE purchased a building on 1 January 20X1 at a cost of $450,000. At that date, the building had an estimated useful life of fifty years, with $50,000 estimated residual value. At 31 December 20X5, the building was revalued to $500,000, with no change in its total estimated useful life or residual value.

    Their revaluation reserve calculation:
    • (500,000 – [(450,000 – $50,000)/50 x 45)]) = 140 000
    (This just seems like the revalued amount less 45 years depreciation of the original value??)

    My understanding:
    Depreciation Dec 01 – Dec 05: [450 000 – 50000]/50*5 = 40 000
    Carry amount before revaluation = 410 000

    Dr Asset: 50 000
    Dr Acc Depr: 40 000
    Cr Rev Res / SOCI = 90 000

    Their calculation makes no sense to me, any assistance is appreciated.

    October 8, 2020 at 4:24 pm #587748
    suran07
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    Hello. Your workings are correct based on the question you have presented above.

    Cost = $450K
    Less Acc. Depn to Dec X5 = $40K
    CV at Dec X5 = $410K
    Revalued amount = $500K
    Revaluation Surplus in OCI = $90K ($500K less $410K)

    Additionally, journals seem fine also:

    Asset is shown on the SFP at its revalued amount so Dr $50K
    Acc.Depn is eliminated so Dr $40K
    Revaluation Surplus in OCI is Cr $90K

    October 11, 2020 at 8:48 am #588578
    P2-D2
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    Hi,

    It looks like a transposition error in the answer. They’ve written 140,000 as opposed to 410,000.

    Thanks

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