Fundamental Accounting Principles
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine

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Depreciation accounting is considered as one of the adjustment entries passed on the year end. Depreciation is the decrease/diminution in the value of the asset due to its continuous use. It is recorded in the books to consider the true and correct value of the asset. There are various methods of computing the depreciation on asset, which is distributed over the life of the asset, such as Straight Line Method, and the Written down value Method.

To Prepare: The necessary depreciation adjustment entries depending on the question.

Given,

Purchase value of equipment = $20,000

Life of the asset (in years) = 5

Salvage value at the end of the 5th year = $2,000

Depreciation expense = $ 3,600

To determine

To Find: The depreciation on the land and pass the necessary depreciation adjustment entry

Given,

Purchase value of Land = $10,000

Life of the land = Indefinite

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