Plant Assets & Intangibles
Chapter 10
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Long-lived Assets
Plant
Assets
Natural
Resources
Intangible
Assets
Depreciation
Depletion
Amortization
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Objective 1
Measure the cost of a plant asset
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Cost Principle
• Assets should be recorded at their
historical cost
• Cost of an asset – all costs necessary to
acquire the asset and get it ready for its
intended use
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Land and Land Improvements
Land
• Purchase price
• Legal fees
• Costs of grading and
clearing
• Additional permanent
improvements
• Not depreciated
Land Improvements Improvements with
limited life
• Driveways and
parking lots
• Sidewalks
• Fences
• Depreciated
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Buildings
•
•
•
•
Purchase price
Legal fees
Repairs and renovations
If self-constructed
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architectural fees
Building permits
Material
Labor
Overhead
Some interest costs
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Machinery and Equipment
•
•
•
•
•
•
Purchase price (less any discounts)
Transportation charges
Insurance while in transit
Sales tax
Installation costs
Cost of testing before asset is used
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Furniture and Fixtures
• Purchase price (less any discounts)
• Shipping charges
• Costs to assemble
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• Land
Purchase price $380,000
Property tax
2,000
Title insurance
3,000
Remove and level
5,000
$390,000
Building and Land
Improvements are the
assets to be depreciated
• Building
Cost
$500,000
Land improvements
Fence
$50,000
Signage
10,000
Lighting
6,000
$66,000
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Lump Sum Purchases
• Assign cost to individual assets based on
relative sales values
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Lot Appraised Percent of
Cost
Value
Cost
Allocated
Cost
1
$50,000 $50,000/$180,000
27.8% X $150,000
$41,700
2
60,000 $60,000/$180,000
33.3% X 150,000
49,950
3
70,000 $70,000/$180,000
38.9% X 150,000
58,350
$180,000
100%
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$150,000
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Exercise 10-15
GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
DESCRIPTION
REF
Land, Lot 1
Land, Lot 2
Land, Lot 3
Cash
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DEBIT
CREDIT
41,700
49,950
58,350
150,000
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Capital Expenditures
Does the expenditure increase capacity
or efficiency or extend useful life?
YES
NO
Capital Expenditure
Debit asset
account
Expense
Debit repairs and
maintenance
expense
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Capital Expenditures Expenditure benefits more
than one period. Debit an
– Purchase price
– Lubrication before machine is placed
assetin service
–
–
–
–
–
Major overhaul
Sales tax
Transportation and insurance
Expenditure that maintains
Installation
the asset in its current
Training of personnel
Expenses:
– Ordinary recurring repairs
– Periodic lubrication
– Income tax
working condition.
Debit an expense
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Objective 2
Account for depreciation
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Depreciation
• Process of allocating the cost of a plant
asset to expense over its useful life in a
rational and systematic way
Matching Principle
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Depreciation – Adjusting Entry
GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
DESCRIPTION
REF
DEBIT
CREDIT
Depreciation Expense
Accumulated Depreciation
Partial balance sheet:
Building
Less Accumulated Depreciation
$120,000
(80,000)
$40,000
Book Value
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Factors in Computing
Depreciation
1. Cost
2. Estimated Residual Value
•
Depreciable cost = Cost – Residual Value
3. Estimated Useful Life
•
•
Physical wear and tear
Obsolescence
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Depreciation Methods
• Straight-line
• Units-of-production
• Declining balance
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Straight-Line Method
Depreciation
Expense per Year
=
Cost - Residual Value
Useful life in years
•Allocates an equal amount each year
•Depreciation is a function of time
•Appropriate for assets that generate revenues
evenly over time, like building
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Straight-line
$15,000 – $3,000 / 4 years = $3,000 per yr
Year
Depr Exp for
Total
Year
Accum Depr
Year-End
Book Value
2006
$3,000
$3,000
$12,000
2007
3,000
6,000
9,000
2008
3,000
9,000
6,000
2009
3,000
12,000
3,000
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Units-of-Production Method
1: Compute depreciation per unit:
Cost - Residual Value
Total Units of Production
2: Compute depreciation expense:
Depreciation
is a function
of use. of units produced
Depreciation
Number
×
Thisper
is anunit
appropriate method for
asset
that
inan
the
period
depreciates due to wear and tear, like a vehicle
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Units of Production
($15,000 - $3,000) / 3,000 jobs = $4.00 per job
Year
Depr Exp for
Total
Year
Accum Depr
Year-End
Book Value
$1,200
$13,800
2007
$4 x 300=
$1,200
$1,200
$4 x 900=
3,600
4,800
9,000
2008
4,800
9,600
5,400
2009
2,400
12,000
3,000
2006
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Double-Declining Balance Method
• Accelerated method – writes off a greater
amount of the cost of an asset in earlier
years of asset’s useful life.
• Amount of depreciation expense
recognized declines each year
Depreciation is a function of time.
This method is appropriate for assets that produce
more revenues in their early years (match higher
depreciation expense with higher revenues)
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Double-Declining-Balance
Method
1: Compute straight-line rate and multiply it by 2
1
Useful life in years
X2
2: Multiply beginning book value by rate
Depreciation
Double-decliningBeginning period
=
×
expense
balance rate
book value
Ignores residual
value
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Switchover to Straight Line
• A method employed by some companies
• Change from double-declining balance to
straight-line during the next-to-last year of
asset’s life
• Eliminates the need to use a plug figure
for depreciation expense in last year
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Switch to Straight line.
Double declining
Balance
$3,750
– 3,000 / 2 years
Rate = 2/4 or 50%
Year
Depr Exp for
Total
Year
Accum Depr
Year-End
Book Value
x 50%
2006 $15,000
$7,500
$7,500
$7,500
x
50%
2007 $7,500
3,750
11,250
3,750
3,000)/2 11,625
2008($3,750 –375
3,375
2009
3,000
375
12,000
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• The units-of-production method tracks the
wear and tear on the equipment most
closely
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Use of Depreciation Methods
10%
5%
84%
1%
Straight-line
Accelerated
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UOP
Other
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Objective 3
Select the best depreciation
method for tax purposes
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Depreciation for Tax Reporting
• Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery
System (MACRS)
• Assets are classified into categories by
asset life
• Depreciation method is specified
according to category
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Double-declining balance
Year 1:($140,000 x 2/10)
$28,000
Year 2:($140,000–28,000) x 2/10 22,400
$50,400
Straight-line
Year 1: ($140,000 – 40,000)/10
Year 2:
$10,000
10,000
20,000
$30,400
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Partial Year Depreciation
• When plant asset is acquired during the
year, compute full year’s depreciation and
multiply that by the fraction of the year the
asset is owned
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Revising Depreciation
• Depreciation is an estimate
– Estimated residual value
– Estimated useful life
Book value – New residual value
Remaining life in years
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Cost
Residual value
Depreciable base
Depreciation expense per year
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$500,000
100,000
$400,000
/40 years
$10,000
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Depreciation expense per year
Accumulated depreciation
after 15 years
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$10,000
X 15 years
$150,000
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Exercise 10-8
Book value after 15 years
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
Cost left to depreciate
Residual value
New depreciable base
Life (25 years – 15 years taken)
New depreciation per year
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$500,000
(150,000)
$350,000
(100,000)
$250,000
/10 year
$25,000
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Exercise 10-8
GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
Yr
Yr
DESCRIPTION
REF
DEBIT
15 Depreciation Expense
Accumulated Depreciation
10,000
16 Depreciation Expense
Accumulated Depreciation
25,000
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CREDIT
10,000
25,000
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Fully Depreciated Assets
• If still useful, a company will continue to
use it
• Report book value on balance sheet
• Record no more depreciation
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Objective 4
Account for the disposal of a plant
asset
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Disposing of a Plant Asset
• Sell
• Exchange
• Discard
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Disposing of a Plant Asset
• Bring depreciation up to date
• Compare assets received with book value
of asset being disposed of to determine if
there is a gain or loss
– Gain increases net income – credit balance
– Loss decreases net income – debit balance
• Record entry to remove asset from books
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Depreciation for 2006:
10,000 x 2/5 = $4,000
Depreciation for 2007 (through Sept 30)
(10,000 – 4,000) x 2/5 x 9/12 = $1,800
Accumulated Depreciation
4,000
1,800
5,800 balance
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Cash Received
$6,200
Book Value of Fixtures:
Cost
$10,000
Accumulated Depreciation 5,800 4,200
Gain on Sale
$2,000
A gain is similar to a revenue and
appears on the income statement as
an “Other revenues and expenses”
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GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
DESCRIPTION
Sep 30 Depreciation Expense
Accumulated Depreciation
30 Cash
Accumulated Depreciation
Fixtures
Gain on Sale of Assets
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DEBIT
CREDIT
1,800
1,800
6,200
5,800
10,000
2,000
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Exchanging Plant Assets
Market value
of new asset
>
Book value of
old asset +
cash given
“Cost” of the new asset =
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Exchanging Plant Assets
Market value
of new asset
<
Book value of
old asset +
cash given
“Cost” of the new asset =
Recognize a loss for the difference
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Old fixtures:
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
Book value
Cash paid
Cost of new fixtures
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$90,000
(75,000)
$15,000
100,000
$115,000
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GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
1.
DESCRIPTION
REF
Fixtures (new)
Accumulated Depreciation,
Fixtures
Fixtures (old)
Cash
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DEBIT
CREDIT
115,000
75,000
90,000
100,000
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Old fixtures:
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
Book value
Cash paid
Cost of assets given up
Market value of new fixtures
Loss
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$90,000
(75,000)
$15,000
100,000
$115,000
110,000
$5,000
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GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
1.
DESCRIPTION
REF
Fixtures (new)
Accumulated Depreciation,
Fixtures
Loss on Exchange of Assets
Fixtures (old)
Cash
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DEBIT
CREDIT
110,000
75,000
5,000
90,000
100,000
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Objective 5
Account for natural resources
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Natural Resources
• Plant assets extracted from the natural
environment
• Expensed through depletion using the
units of production method
• Reported on balance sheet at cost less
accumulated depletion
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Depletion
• Compute depletion rate per unit:
Cost – Residual Value
Estimated total units of natural resource
• Compute depletion expense:
Number of units
Depletion
× extracted this
rate per unit
period
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Mine:
Filing fee
License
Survey
Total cost
Divided by
$428,500
500
1,000
70,000
$500,000
200,000 tons = $2.50 per ton
Depletion: 30,000 tons @ $2.50/ton = $75,000
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GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
a)
b)
DESCRIPTION
REF
DEBIT
Mineral Asset
Cash
428,000
Mineral Asset
1,500
Cash
To record filing and license
fees
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CREDIT
428,000
1,500
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GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
b)
c)
DESCRIPTION
REF
Mineral Asset
Cash
Paid for geological survey
Depletion Expense, Mineral
Asset
Accumulated Depletion,
Mineral Asset
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DEBIT
CREDIT
70,000
70,000
75,000
75,000
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Objective 6
Account for intangible assets
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Intangible Assets
•
•
•
•
Noncurrent assets with no physical form
Provide exclusive rights or privileges
Acquired to help generate revenues
Expensed through amortization using the
straight-line method
• Written off the asset directly
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Patents
• Exclusive 20-year right to produce and sell
an invention
• Granted by federal government
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Copyrights
• Exclusive right to reproduce and sell
artistic works or intellectual property
• Issued by federal government
• Legal life – 70 years beyond life of the
creator
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Trademarks, Brand Names
• Represent distinctive identifications of a
product or service
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Franchises, Licenses
• Franchises - privileges granted by private
business or government to sell goods or
services
• Acquisition cost is capitalized and
amortized
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GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
a)
b)
DESCRIPTION
REF
Patent
Cash
DEBIT
CREDIT
600,000
600,000
Amortization Expense,
Patent
Patent
($600,000 / 8 years)
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75,000
75,000
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Cost
Less amortization for 4 years
(75,000 x 4)
Carrying value of patent
$600,000
300,000
$300,000
GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
Yr 5
DESCRIPTION
REF
Amortization Expense,
Patent
Patent
($300,000 / 2 years)
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DEBIT
CREDIT
150,000
150,000
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Goodwill
• Goodwill - excess of purchase price of a
company over the market value of the net
assets acquired
• Goodwill can only be recorded in the
purchase of another company
• Goodwill is not amortized
• Measure value of goodwill each year
– If value has increased – record nothing
– If value has decreased – recognize loss and
decrease carrying value of goodwill
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Goodwill
Purchase price
Market value of net assets:
Assets
$12,000,000
Liabilities (10,000,000)
Cost of goodwill purchased
$8,000,000
2,000,000
$6,000,000
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GENERAL JOURNAL
DATE
DESCRIPTION
REF
DEBIT
CREDIT
(in millions)
Other Assets
Goodwill
Liabilities
Cash
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6
10
8
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Research & Development
Costs
• Expense them as they are incurred
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