Financial AccountingNon-Current Assets- Exercise

1. Which of the following should be disclosed for tangible non-current assets according to IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment?

1. Depreciation methods used and the total depreciation allocated for the period
2. A reconciliation of the carrying amount of non-current assets at the beginning and end of the period
3. For revalued assets, whether an independent valuer was involved in the valuation
4. For revalued assets, the effective date of the revaluation

2. What is the purpose of charging depreciation in financial statements?

3. A company bought a property four years ago on 1 January for $ 170,000. Since then property prices have risen substantially and the property has been revalued at $210,000. The property was estimated as having a useful life of 20 years when it was purchased. What is the balance on the revaluation surplus reported in the statement of financial position?

4. Alpha sells machine B for $50,000 cash on 30 April 20X4.

Machine B cost $100,000 when it was purchased and has a carrying amount of $65,000 at the date of disposal.

What are the journal entries to record the disposal of machine B?

5. Which one of the following would occur if the purchase of computer stationary was debited to the computer equipment at cost account?

6. Which of the following best explains what is meant by ‘capital expenditure’?

7. A car was purchased by a newsagent business in May 20X0 for:
Cost         $ 10,000
Road tax $       150
Total        $ 10,150
The business adopts a date of 31 December as its year end. The car was traded in for a replacement vehicle in August 20X3 at an agreed value of $5,000.

It has been depreciated at 25% per annum on the reducing balance method, charging a full year’s depreciation in the year of purchase and none in the year of sale.

What was the profit or loss on disposal of the vehicle during the year ended December 20X3?

8. A company’s policy is to charge depreciation on plant and machinery at 20% per year on cost, with proportional depreciation for items purchased or sold during a year.

The company’s plant and machinery at cost account for the year ended 30 September 20X3 is shown below;

PLANT AND MACHINERY – COST

What should be the depreciation charge for plant and machinery (excluding any profit or loss on the disposal) for the year ended 30 September 20X3?

9. Which of the following costs would be classified as capital expenditure for a restaurant business?

10. Which of the following should be included in the reconciliation of the carrying amount of tangible non-current assets at the beginning and end of the accounting period?

1. Additions
2. Disposals
3. Depreciation
4. Increases/decreases from revaluations