Computing and Recording Depreciation
Straight-Line Depreciation
| ACT300 Principles of Accoutning I | |||||||||||||
| Module 6: Critical Thinking Template Option 1 (Depreciation Template) | |||||||||||||
| Straight-Line Depreciation | Input amounts | Record journal entry for depreciation expense for the third year: | |||||||||||
| Cost | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Salvage value | 0 | Debit | Credit | ||||||||||
| Depreciable cost | $0 | Dec. 31 | Depreciation Expense | ||||||||||
| Useful life | 0 | years | Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment | ||||||||||
| Useful life in units of production | 0 | To record annual depreciation | |||||||||||
| Record journal entry for asset disposal in the fourth year: | |||||||||||||
| Straight line method | |||||||||||||
| Formula | Cost - Salvage Value * | * Depreciable cost = Cost - Salvage Value | Debit | Credit | |||||||||
| Useful life in years | Dec. 31 | Cash | |||||||||||
| Accumulated Depreciation | |||||||||||||
| = | 0 | Loss on disposal | |||||||||||
| Equipment | |||||||||||||
| To record disposal of equipment | |||||||||||||
| Annual depreciation expense= | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Also, compute the straight line depreciation rate. The formula is 100% divided by the useful life in years | |||||||||||||
| Compute the straight line depreciation rate below: | |||||||||||||
| 0% | |||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Straight line depreciation rate | ERROR:#DIV/0! | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation for the Period | End of Period | ||||||||||||
| Annual period | Depreciable Cost | Depreciation rate | Depreciation Expense | Accumulated Depreciation | Book Value | ||||||||
| * | |||||||||||||
| Year 1 | |||||||||||||
| Year 2 | |||||||||||||
| Year 3 | |||||||||||||
| Year 4 | |||||||||||||
| Year 5 | ** | ||||||||||||
| * Cost of machine | |||||||||||||
| ** Salvage value is not depreciated | |||||||||||||
Units-of-Production
| ACT300 Principles of Accoutning I | |||||||||||||
| Module 6: Critical Thinking Template Option 1 (Depreciation Template) | |||||||||||||
| Units of Production Depreciation | Input amounts | ||||||||||||
| Cost | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Salvage value | 0 | Record journal entry for depreciation expense for the third year: | |||||||||||
| Depreciable cost | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Useful life | 0 | years | |||||||||||
| Useful life in units of production = | 0 | Debit | Credit | ||||||||||
| Dec. 31 | Depreciation Expense | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment | |||||||||||||
| Units of Production | To record annual depreciation | ||||||||||||
| Step 1: | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation per unit | Cost - Salvage Value * | * Depreciable cost = Cost - Salvage Value | Record journal entry for asset disposal in the fourth year: | ||||||||||
| Useful life in units of production | |||||||||||||
| Debit | Credit | ||||||||||||
| Dec. 31 | Cash | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated Depreciation | |||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation per unit = | $ - 0 | Equipment | |||||||||||
| To record disposal of equipment | |||||||||||||
| Step 2: | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | Depreciation per unit x Units of production* | ||||||||||||
| = | 0.00 | x | 0 | ||||||||||
| Depreciation expense = | $ - 0 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation for the Period | End of Period | ||||||||||||
| Annual period | Number of Units | Depreciation per unit | Depreciation Expense | Accumulated Depreciation | Book Value | ||||||||
| $0 | * | ||||||||||||
| Year 3 | |||||||||||||
| * Cost of item | |||||||||||||
| ** Salvage value is not depreciated | |||||||||||||
Double-Declining Balance
| ACT300 Principles of Accoutning I | |||||||||||||
| Module 6: Critical Thinking Template Option 1 (Depreciation Template) | |||||||||||||
| Double Declining Balance Depreciation | Input amounts | ||||||||||||
| Cost | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Salvage value | 0 | Record journal entry for depreciation expense for the third year: | |||||||||||
| Depreciable cost | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Useful life | 0 | years | |||||||||||
| Useful life in miles | 0 | Debit | Credit | ||||||||||
| Dec. 31 | Depreciation Expense | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment | |||||||||||||
| Units of Production | To record annual depreciation | ||||||||||||
| Step 1: | |||||||||||||
| Straight Line Rate = | 100% | * Depreciable cost = Cost - Salvage Value | |||||||||||
| Useful life in years | |||||||||||||
| Straight line depreciation rate = | |||||||||||||
| Step 2: | |||||||||||||
| Double-declining-balance rate | 2 x Straight-line rate | ||||||||||||
| = | 2 | x | 0% | ||||||||||
| Double-declining-balance rate | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Step 3: | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | Double-Declining- balance rate x Beginning-period book value | ||||||||||||
| = | 0% | x | $0 | ||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation for the Period | End of Period | ||||||||||||
| Annual period | Beginning of Period Book Value | Depreciation Rate | Depreciation Expense | Accumulated Depreciation | Book Value | ||||||||
| $0 | * | ||||||||||||
| Year 1 | |||||||||||||
| Year 2 | |||||||||||||
| Year 3 | |||||||||||||
| Year 4 | |||||||||||||
| Year 5 | |||||||||||||
| * Cost of equipment | |||||||||||||