AICO Limited purchased a non-current asset (Motor Vehicle) at the beginning of year 2012 for N9,600,000 and applied a depreciation rate of 25% per annum using reducing balance method. The company sold the vehicle for N4,500,000 at the beginning of year 2016. You are required to prepare: i. Accumulated depreciation account and ii. Asset disposal account
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
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