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This document explains the conventional accounting concept of depreciation accounting. It discusses the depreciation process, its conceptual merit, and the discretion of management in selecting the method. It is useful for understanding the basics of depreciation accounting.
What's inside
- Depreciation process
- Depreciation base, useful service life, and methods
- Conceptual merit of depreciation
- Charge to expense
- Management's discretion in selecting methods
- Depreciation conventions
Who it is for: Students studying accounting, especially financial accounting. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Depreciation accounting is a way to spread the cost of assets over time. Students learn how to apply different methods and conventions to calculate depreciation.
Depreciation and accounting
Depreciation is a process of allocating cost. It aims to spread the cost of tangible assets over their useful life. This helps with the fair presentation of financial statements.
Depreciation and value
The depreciation base is the value of an asset to be distributed over its useful life. Depreciation is listed as an expense in the profit and loss statement. Different methods can be used to expense an asset over its useful life.
Depreciation methods and conventions
Management chooses the method of depreciation. Straight line depreciation is common. Depreciation conventions help determine the first year's depreciation when an asset is bought part way through the year.
Straight line depreciation
This is the simplest and most commonly used method. It is calculated by taking the purchase price of an asset, subtracting the salvage value, and dividing by the useful life.
Key terms
- Depreciation base
- The value of the asset that should be distributed over its useful life.
- Useful life
- The period of time that an asset is expected to be useful.
- Depreciation methods
- Different ways to calculate depreciation, such as straight line or accelerated.
- Depreciation conventions
- Rules for determining the first year's depreciation when an asset is bought part way through the year.
- Straight line depreciation
- A method of depreciation that spreads the cost of an asset evenly over its useful life.
- Salvage value
- The value of an asset at the end of its useful life.
Questions this document helps with
- How does depreciation help with the fair presentation of financial statements?
- What are the different methods of depreciation?
- How do depreciation conventions work?
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