Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305088436
Author: Carl Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 9DQ
(a)
To determine
Explain whether it is permissible to record additional depreciation on the assets if they are still useful in the business.
(b)
To determine
Explain accounting treatment for removing the cost and the accumulated depreciation from the accounts.
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Sometimes, for the fixed assets of certain businesses, the balance in Accumulated Depreciation is equal to the cost of the asset.
a. Can one record additional depreciation on the assets if the assets are still useful to the business?
b. Why? Explain:
c. Also, when can such a business make an entry to remove the cost and accumulated depreciation of the fixed assets from the account?
For some of the fixed assets of a business, the balance in Accumulated Depreciation is equal to the cost of the asset. (a) Is it permissible torecord additional depreciation on the assets if they are still useful to the business? Explain. (b) When should an entry be made to remove thecost and the accumulated depreciation from the accounts?
For some of the fixed assets of a business, the balance in Accumulated Depreciation is exactly equal to the cost of the asset. (A) Is it permissible to record additional depreciation on the assets if they are still useful to the business? Explain. (B) When should an entry be made to remove the cost and the accumulated depreciation from the accounts? Please use at least 150 words to explain to avoid getting a bad grade.
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Financial Accounting
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