Depletion of Fixed Assets
Financial Accounting SSS1 Third Term
WEEK 6
Depletion of Fixed Assets
Performance Objectives
- What is Depreciation of Fixed Assets
Content
Depreciation is the systematic reduction in the recorded cost of a fixed asset. Examples of fixed assets that can be depreciated are buildings, furniture, leasehold improvements, and office equipment. The only exception island, which is not depreciated (since land is not depleted over time, with the exception of natural resources). The reason for using depreciation is to match a portion of the cost of a fixed asset to the revenue that it generates; this is mandated under the matching principle, where you record revenues with their associated expenses in the same reporting period in order to give a complete picture of the results of a revenue-generating transaction. The net effect of depreciation is a gradual decline in the reported carrying amount of fixed assets on the balance sheet.
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- Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Account
- Preparation of Bank Reconciliation when there is Bank Overdraft
- End of Year Adjustments in Profit and Loss Account
- Provision for bad Debt and Provision for Discount Allowed and Received
- Bad Debts Recovered
- Depletion of Fixed Assets
- Straight Line and Reducing Balance Methods of Depreciation
- Treatment of Depreciation in Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheet
- Chapters 8
- Category SSS1
- Author ClassNotes Edu
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