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- May 24, 2021 at 7:32 am #621589
Hello ,
In the below question when i take the four column approach my reserve in OCI is coming to 50000 but in the solution they have debited asset with 45000?
Can you tell how to solve this question using the four column approach?When Ira Vann commenced trading as a car hire dealer on 1 January 20X1, he purchased business
premises at a cost of $50,000.
For the purpose of accounting for depreciation, he decided the following.
(a) The land part of the business premises was worth $20,000; this would not be depreciated.
(b) The building part of the business premises was worth the remaining $30,000. This would be
depreciated by the straight line method to a nil residual value over 30 years.After five years of trading, on 1 January 20X6 Ira decides that his business premises are now
worth $150,000, divided into:
$
Land 75,000
Building 75,000
150,000He estimates that the building still has a further 25 years’ useful life remaining.
Required(a) Calculate the annual charge for depreciation for the first five years of the building’s life and
the statement of financial position value of the land and building as at the end of each of
the first five years.
(b) Demonstrate the impact the revaluation will have on the depreciation charge and the
statement of financial position value of the land and building.May 29, 2021 at 8:27 am #622119Hi,
If you show me what you’ve calculated then I’ll show you where you are going wrong.
Thanks
May 31, 2021 at 8:07 am #622372Narration Historic cost Revaluation Reserve
For building
Cost (1Jan20x1) 30000
Less- Accumulated dep
(30000/30)*5 (5000)Cost (1Jan20x6) 25000 75000 50000
Dep (75000/25) (1000) (3000) (2000)
72000 48000
Is this correct ??
The accounting entry in the solution isDebit Building – Cost ( 75000 – 30000) 45000
Building – Accumulated dep 5000
Land – Cost 55000
Credit Revaluation surplus 105000I am getting confused in the building part like i am getting 50000 on the reserve?
Please help me clear my doubtThank you
May 31, 2021 at 7:44 pm #622498Hi,
You’ve done it all correctly. The revaluation on the building is 50,000 but then you’re forgetting to add the revaluation of the land to this figure to get the 110,000.
The land was at cots of 20,000 and is not valued at 75,000, hence an increase of 55,000. If you add on the 55,000 to the 50,000 then you get the full 110,000.
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