My First Accounting Position For A National Telecommunications Company

Even though Mr. Fordham mentions that he in his “Statement of Cost of Goods Manufactured for Year Ended Dec. 31 1956” that he depreciated $24,000 of Plant and Equipment, I decided to change the depreciation schedule so that PP&E would be fully depreciated by the end of the 5 year period. Thus, I used a straight-line depreciation schedule that accumulated $40,000 worth of depreciation per year, which was spread evenly across the 12 months of this Balance Sheet (or $3,333.33 per month).

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These economic adjustments are justified. If the corporation were experiencing a decline in sales this would also mean that they were using machinery less. Therefore, causing much less wear and tear damages to the machinery, which would definitely justify why the increase in the useful life expectancy of the asset.

f) Yes, Jane can depreciate the vehicle and her jewelry making machine. The equipment can be depreciated with MACRS or

The value of fixed assets typically decreases over time. The amount of the decrease each year is accounted for and is called depreciation. Depreciation for the year is expensed on the income statement and added to the accumulated depreciation account on the balance sheet. So the value of the fixed assets on the balance sheet is reduced by the accumulated depreciation.

Depreciation Schedule Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Building 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 Equip 142857.1429 142857.1 142857.1 142857.1 142857.1 142857.1 142857.1 0 0 0 Dep Exp 152857.1429 152857.1 152857.1 152857.1 152857.1 152857.1 152857.1 10000 10000 10000 Tax Credit 42800 42800 42800 42800 42800 42800 42800 2800 2800 2800

c. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the asset’s estimated useful life, which is determined by asset category as follows: Buildings and improvements (5 – 40 years); Store fixtures and equipment (3 – 15years), Leasehold improvements (Shorter of initial lease term or asset life); Capitalized software (3 – 7 years).

| In Year 1, depreciation is $5,000 plus 15% of the asset’s outlayFrom Year 2, depreciation is either * 30% of the asset’s book value; or * if the asset’s book value is less than $6,500, depreciation is the asset’s book value (i.e. asset is depreciated to zero once book value < $6,500)

Answer: Is the systematic allocation of the cost of an intangible asset to expense over its estimated useful life.

-The estimated depreciation lives on certain U.S. plants, machinery and equipment changed. The economic life of these assets was increased, so the depreciation expense was lowered.

* Expected that the asset will be sold or disposed of before the end of its estimated useful life

As opposed to purchasing new equipment, we could opt to maintain the equipment we currently have, which has an estimated service life of 11 years remaining. We could retain all of our claimed Investment Tax Credit for this purchase, which has two years of depreciation left, and would not be required to invest in any new training for our employees. We would recognize $31,000 in depreciation in present value terms, as well as save an estimated $200,000 in training costs and losses due to lower production during the “learning curve”. I estimate these savings to be approximately one month of payroll to include both the time spent on training, and our reduced production as employees learn how to use the new equipment. Additional detail of this option is provided in Appendix B, C, & D.

Straight-line depreciation method is used for all property and equipment over the estimated useful life of the assets; 3 to 10 years for furniture, office equipment and

Goods are produced with the assist of machinery which incurs depreciation in the technique of production. This depreciation need to be regarded as a part of the value of manufacturing of goods. Otherwise, the machinery Y would be proven less than the genuine cost. Sales price is constant typically on the basis of cost of production. So, if the fee of production is proven less by means of ignoring depreciation, the sale price will also be constant at low stage resulting in a loss to the business (“accounting details” s.f).

Depreciation expense is the way that the use of an asset is matched with the revenue that is generated from the asset on the income statement during the time period being reported. Each asset used in a business has a useful life as disclosed by the company’s depreciation policies for each category of asset. The other piece of calculating depreciation is the assumed salvage or “residual” value. There are several different methods of depreciating an asset: