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Session 9 Non-current assets
Main contents:
1.Basic concepts of non-current assets
2.Depreciation of non-current asset
3.Disposal of non-current asset
4.R*uation of non-current asset
9.1 Non-current assets
Non-current assets are distinguished from current assets by the following characteristics: they are
- Long-term in nature
- Not normally acquired for resale
- Could be tangible or intangible
- Used to generate income directly or indirectly for a business
- Not normally liquid assets (i.e.not easily and quickly converted into cash without a significant loss in value.)
●Capital and revenue expenditure
Capital expenditure:
- Expenditure on the acquisition of non-current assets required for use in the business, not for resale.
- Expenditure on existing NCA aimed at increasing their earning capacity.
- Long-term in nature: the business intends to receive the benefits of the expenditure over a long period of time.
Revenue expenditure:
- Expenditure on current assets
- Expenditure relating to running the business ( such as administration costs.)
- Expenditure on maintaining the earning capacity of NCA e.g.repairs and renewals.
●Non-current registers
A record of the NCA held by a business.These form part of the internal control system of an organization.
Details held may include:
- Cost
- Date of purchase
- Description of asset
- Serial/reference number
- Location of asset
- Depreciation method
- Expected useful life
- Net book value
●Acquisition of a non-current asset
Initial cost:
- The cost of a NCA is any amount incurred to acquire the asset and bring it into
working condition.
- All non-current assets must initially recognized at cost.
Cost = purchase price
- Trade discount
- Rebates
+ Direct cost (Delivery cost, Legal)
Delivery cost is the cost that bringing it into working condition for
Its intended use
Initial costs excludes: admin costs
General overheads
Abnormal costs
Any costs incurred after asset is ready for use
e.g.Excludes: revenue expenditure such as
●Repairs
●Renewals
●Repainting
Subsequent expenditure:
Can only be recorded as part of the cost (or capitalized), if it enhances the benefits of the asset, i.e.increases the revenues capable of being generated by the asset.
The correct entry to record the double entry is:
Dr.Non-current asset
Cr.Cash/ Bank/ Payables
A separate cost account should be kept for each category of non-current asset, e.g.motor cars, fixture and fittings
Example:
Bilbo Baggins started a business providing limousine taxi services on 1 January 20x5.In the year to 31 December he incurred the following costs:
$
Office premises 250,000
Legal fees associated with purchase of office 10,000
Cost of materials and labour to paint office in 300
Bilbo’s favourite colour, purple
Mercedez E series estate cars 116,000
Number plates for cars 210
Delivery charge for cars 180
Road licence fee for cars 480
Drivers’ wages for first year of operation 60,000
Blank taxi receipts printed with Bilbo 450
Baggin’s business name and number
What amounts should be capitalized as “ Land and buildings” and “ Motor vehicles”?
Land and Motor
Buildings Vehicles
$ $
A. 260,000 116,390
B. 250,000 116,870
C. 250,300 116,390
D. 260,300 116,870
Solution:
The correct answer is A
Land and buildings
$
Office premises 250,000
Legal fees 10,000
260,000
●The cost of the purple paint does not form part of the cost of the office and so should not be capitalized.Instead it should be taken to the income statement as a revenue expense.
Motor vehicles
$
3 Mercedes E series 116,000
Number plates 210
Delivery charges 180
116,390
- The number plates are one-off charges which form part of the purchase price of any car.
- The road licence fee, drivers’ wages and receipts are ongoing expenses, incurred every year.They cannot be capitalized, but should be taken to the income statement as expenses.
9.2 Accounting treatment of depreciation: - a mechanism to reflect the cost of using a non-current asset
(i)Depreciation is charged as an expense in the profit and loss account
(ii)The corresponding credit is accumulated in the provision for depreciation account in the balance sheet to offset against the original cost of the fixed assets.
●Method of depreciation:
Straight-line method
The depreciable amount is spread evenly across the useful life of the fixed asset, resulting in same amount of depreciation charged every year.
Depreciation charge = Cost of asset minus residual value
Expected useful life of the asset
Residual value: the estimated disposal value of the asset at the end of its useful life.
Example:
A non-current asset costing $60,000 has an estimated life of five years and a residual life of $7,000.The annual depreciation charge using the straight line method would be calculated as follows:
$( 60,000 – 7,000)= $10,600 per annum
5 years
The net book value of the fixed assets would reduce each year as follows:
After 1 year after 2 years after 3 years after 4 years after 5 years
$ $ $ $ $
Cost 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000
Accumulated 10,600 21,200 31,800 42,400 53,000
Depreciation
Net book value 49,400 38,800 28,200 17,600 7,000 (estimated residual value)
Reducing balance method
A fixed depreciation rate ( percentage)is applied to the fixed asset’s net book value( cost less accumulated depreciation)every year.Since net book value diminishes yearly, the depreciation charge falls every year.
Depreciation charge = X% x net book value
Net book value = Cost of an asset – accumulated depreciation
Asset bought/sold in the period:
- full year’s depreciation in the year of acquisition and none in the year of disposal
- monthly or pro rata,based on the exact number of months that the assets has been owned.
Exercise 1 :
Hopkins who makes up accounts to 31 December, buys a car on 1 January 20x1 for $5,000. The depreciation policy is 20% pa(每年), using the reducing balance method. What is the depreciation charge for each of the first five years?
Year 20%on Depreciation Accumulated Net book
net book value charge Dep. value
20x1 20% of $5,000 $1,000 $1,000 $4,000
20x2 20% of $4,000 800 1,800 3,200
20x3 20% of $3,200 640 2,440 2,560
20x4 20% of $2,560 512 2,952 2,048
20x5 20% of $2,048 410 3,362 1,638
20x6 20% of $1,638 328 3,690 1,310
Exercise 2:
The following information relates to B & S, a car repair business:
Machine 1 Machine 2
Cost $12,000 $8,000
Purchase date 1 August 20x5 1 October 20x6
Depreciation 20% straight line 10% reducing balance
Method pro-rata pro- rata
What is the depreciation charge for years ended 31 December 20x5 and 31 December 20x6?
20x5 20x6
$ $
A. 2,400 2,600
B. 1,000 2,600
C. 2,400 3,200
D. 1,000 3,200
Solution:
- for machine 1:
20x5: 20% x 12,000 x 5/12 = 1,000
20x6: 20% x 12,000= 2,400
- for machine 2:
20x6: 10% x 8,000 x 3/12=200
Total depreciation: 20x5: 1,000
20x6: 2,400 + 200 = 2,600
Answer: B
●Accounting for depreciation: - whichever method is used to calculate depreciation, the accounting remains the same:
Journal entry is:
Dr. Depreciation
Cr. Accumulated Depreciation ( provision for depreciation)
Accumulated depreciation account is cumulative, i.e. reflects all depreciations to date.
Cost X
Accumulative Depreciation (X)
NBV X
●Consistency and subjectivity when accounting for depreciation:
- The following are all based on estimates made by the management of a business:
Depreciation method
Residual value
Useful life
- Different estimates would result in varying levels of depreciation, and
consequently, profits.
- It can be argued that these subjective areas could therefore result in manipulation of the accounts by management.
- In order to reduce the scope for such manipulation and increase consistency of treatment, IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment requires the following:
depreciation method should be reviewed at each year end and changed if the method used no longer reflects the pattern of the use of the asset.
residual value and useful life should be reviewed at each year end and changed if expe
ctations differ from previous estimates.
Ex 3. A purchased a non-current asset for $100,000 on 1 January 20x2 and started depreciating it over 5 years. Residual value was taken as $10,000.
At 1 January 20x3, a review of asset lives was undertaken and the remaining useful life was estimated at 8 years. Residual value was estimated nil.
Calculate the depreciation charge for the year ended 31 December 20x3 and subsequent years.
Solution:
Initial depreciation charge (100,000-10,000)/5 = 18,000
NBV at date of charge: 100,000-18,000 = 82,000
New depreciation charge: 82,000/8 = 10,250
9.3 Disposal of fixed assets
●Profit or loss on disposal
- Proceeds (Selling price- cash or part disposal allowance)
Proceeds > NBV at disposal date Profit
- Proceeds < NBV at disposal date Loss
- Proceeds = NBV at disposal date Neither
●Disposal for cash consideration
Step 1. Remove the original cost of the non-current asset from the “non-current asset” account.
Dr. Disposal
Cr. Non-current asset original cost non-current asset
Step 2. Remove accumulated depreciation on the non-current asset from the “accumulated depreciation” account.
Dr. Accumulated depreciation X
Cr. Disposals X
Step 3. Record the cash proceeds
Dr. Cash proceeds
Cr. Disposal
●Disposal through a part exchange agreement
- it arises where an old asset is provided in part payment for a new one, the balance of the new asset being paid in cash.
- The procedure to record the transaction is very similar to the three-step process seen for a cash disposal.
- But there is the fourth step:
Step 1. Remove the original cost of the non-current asset from the “non-current asset” account.
Dr. Disposal X
Cr. Non-current asset original cost non-current asset X
Step 2. Remove the accumulated depreciation on the non-current asset from the “accumulated depreciation” account.
Dr. accumulated depreciation X
Cr. Disposals X
Step 3. Record the part exchange allowance (PEA) as proceeds
Dr. non-current asset (= part of the new asset) PEA
Cr. Disposal (= sale proceeds of the old assets) PEA
Step 4. Record the cash paid for the new asset
Dr. non-current asset cash
Cr. Cash
Again, the balance on the T account is the profit or loss on disposal.