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Ch05 topic 2 - Practice questions for chapter 5
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Solutions Manual t/a Financial Accounting 9e by Craig Deegan
Copyright © 2020 McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd
5–1
PART 3: ACCOUNTING FOR ASSETS
Solutions to Chapter 5
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Challenging questions
5.25 At issue in this question is how to treat the replacement roof and the expected demolition
costs. The general rule is that if we repair an asset to its former state then the repair is treated
as an expense when incurred. However, if the asset has some work done to it which extends
its useful life then such expenditure can be capitalised. In this question we will capitalise the
roof repairs given that the work extended the life of the building such that it would last for 25
years from the end of the 2022 financial year. The work undertaken represented an
improvement.
In relation to the expected demolition costs, paragraph 16 of AASB 116 states:
The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment comprises:
(a) its purchase price, including import duties and non-refundable purchase taxes, after
deducting trade discounts and rebates;
(b) any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition
necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management;
and
(c) the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring
the site on which it is located, the obligation for which an entity incurs either when
the item is acquired or as a consequence of having used the item during a particular
period for purposes other than to produce inventories during that period.
Therefore, in determining depreciation expense, we need to include the cost of the future
demolition in our calculations.
Original cost in 2018 (assuming completed at the beginning of
2010 financial year) $960 000
Expected residual $nil
Expected demolition cost $100 000
Depreciable base $1 060 000
Depreciation per year given expected life of 25 years $42 400