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  2. Naina@123 (B.COM and CMA-Final)
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    As per the companies act 2013, the rate of depreciation for cars/vehicles and their useful life is mentioned below  They are categorized by the companies act as follows: when these car/ motor vehicles are owned with no intention to sell within the accounting period and are generally used to generateRead more

    As per the companies act 2013, the rate of depreciation for cars/vehicles and their useful life is mentioned below

     They are categorized by the companies act as follows:

    1. when these car/ motor vehicles are owned with no intention to sell within the accounting period and are generally used to generate revenue. For example, giving cars/motor vehicles on lease or hire purpose.
    2. cars/motor vehicles when used for purposes other than the business of hire. For example, a car is owned for official use.

    Car/motor vehicles are considered as fixed tangible assets. Treatment of these cars/ motor vehicles is similar to those of other fixed assets. The depreciation will be shown as an expense in the profit and loss account and also the value of these assets will be adjusted in the balance sheet.

    Explaining with a simple example:  Mars.Ltd purchased a car for Rs 10,00,000, and use it for its official purpose. Its useful life as per act is taken as 6 years and the rate of depreciation as 31.23% as per the WDV method.

    Therefore depreciation as per WDV is calculated as follows

    Cost of car = Rs 10,00,000

    Residual value = NIL

    Rate of depreciation = 31.23%

    depreciation for first-year = Rs (10,00,000 – NIL)*31.23%

    = Rs 3,12,300

    Calculated depreciation on this car will be shown in the profit and loss account as an expense and the same will be treated under the balance sheet every year. Here is the extract of profit and loss and the balance sheet for the above example.

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  2. Simerpreet Helpful CMA Inter qualified
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    The Furniture and Fixture is depreciated @10% according to the income tax act and as per the companies act, 2013 @9.50% under Straight line method and @25.89% under written down value method. Furniture and fixture form a major part to furnish an office. For Example, the chair, table, bookshelves, etRead more

    The Furniture and Fixture is depreciated @10% according to the income tax act and as per the companies act, 2013 @9.50% under Straight line method and @25.89% under written down value method.

    Furniture and fixture form a major part to furnish an office. For Example, the chair, table, bookshelves, etc. all comes under Furniture and Fixture. The useful life of Furniture and Fixtures is estimated as 5-10 years depending upon the kind of furniture.

    Rate of depreciation in reference to days

    • If Furniture is bought and put to use for more than 180 days, then the full rate of depreciation will be charged.
    • If the furniture is bought and put to use for less than 180 days, then half the rate of depreciation will be charged.
    • If the furniture is bought but is not put to use, then no depreciation will be charged.
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  2. AbhishekBatabyal Helpful Pursuing CA, BCOM (HONS)
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    You must have knowledge of what depreciation is. Depreciation is the process of allocating the value of an asset over its useful life. It reduces the carrying value of the asset year by year till it is scraped. It is an expense (expense of using the asset for business purposes) and it is charged toRead more

    You must have knowledge of what depreciation is. Depreciation is the process of allocating the value of an asset over its useful life. It reduces the carrying value of the asset year by year till it is scraped.

    It is an expense (expense of using the asset for business purposes) and it is charged to profit and loss account.

    Depreciation can be reported in the financial statement in two ways:

    1. Deduct depreciation from the asset account and show the asset at “depreciation less” value. See the journal entries below:

    1. Maintain a provision for depreciation account and show the asset account at original cost. In this method, no entry is passed through the asset account. See the journal entries below:

     

    Provision for depreciation account represents the collection of total depreciation till date on an asset. That’s why it is also called accumulated depreciation account. When an asset is sold, its accumulated depreciation is credited to the asset account. See the journal entry below:

    It is shown on the liabilities side of the balance sheet. It is a nominal account because it is shown as an expense in the statement of profit or loss.

    In case provision for depreciation account is not maintained then the balance sheet looks like this:

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Jasmeet_Sethi
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Depletion Amortization Depression

  2. Simerpreet Helpful CMA Inter qualified
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    The correct option is 2. Amortization. Depreciation in spirit is similar to Amortization because both depreciation and amortization have the same characteristics except that depreciation is used for tangible assets and amortization for intangible assets. To make it clear, intangible assets are thoseRead more

    The correct option is 2. Amortization.

    Depreciation in spirit is similar to Amortization because both depreciation and amortization have the same characteristics except that depreciation is used for tangible assets and amortization for intangible assets.

    To make it clear, intangible assets are those assets that cannot be touched i.e. they are not physically present. For example, goodwill, patent, trademark, etc. Hence, these assets are amortized over their useful life and not depreciated.

    Example for Amortizing intangible assets: A manufacturing company buys a patent for Rs 80,000 for 8 years. Assuming that the residual value of the patent after 8 years to be zero.

    The depreciation to be written off will be

    Yearly Depreciation = Cost of the patent – Residual value / Expected life of the asset.

    = 80,000 – 0 / 8

    = Rs 10,000 every year.

    Whereas, tangible assets are those assets that can be touched i.e. they are physically present. For example, building, plant & machinery, furniture, etc. Hence, these assets are depreciated over their useful life and not amortized.

    Example of Depreciating tangible asset:  A manufacturing company bought machinery for Rs 8,10,000 and its estimated life is 8 years, scrap value being Rs 10,000.

    The depreciation to be written off will be

    Yearly Depreciation = Cost of machinery – Scrap value / Expected life of the asset.

    = 8,10,000 – 10,000 / 8

    = 8,00,000 / 8

    = Rs 1,00,000 every year.

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Naina@123
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    The rate of depreciation on a car as per the Income Tax Act depends upon the purpose for which it has been purchased and the year on which it was acquired. As per the Income Tax Act, cars come under the Plant and Machinery block of assets. The Act classifies cars into two categories, Group 1 - MotorRead more

    The rate of depreciation on a car as per the Income Tax Act depends upon the purpose for which it has been purchased and the year on which it was acquired.

    As per the Income Tax Act, cars come under the Plant and Machinery block of assets.

    The Act classifies cars into two categories,

    • Group 1 – Motor cars other than those used in the business of running them on hire.
    • Group 2 – Motor taxis used in the business of running them on hire.

     

    Group 1:

    1. If the motor car is acquired and put to use on or after 23rd August 2019 but before 1st April 2020, then the rate applicable is 30%.
    2. If the motor car is acquired and put to use on or after 1st April 1990, then the rate applicable is 15%. (All the cars which are not covered under the category (1) comes under this category.)

     

    Group 2:

    1. If the motor taxi is acquired and put to use on or after 23rd August 2019 but before 1st April 2020, then the rate applicable is 45%.
    2. The rate applicable for motor taxis not covered under category (1) is 30%.

     

    Here is a summarised version of the rates applicable to cars,

     

    The rates can also be found on the Income Tax India website.

     

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  2. Rahul_Jose Aspiring CA currently doing Bcom
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    Depreciation is an accounting method that is used to write off the cost of an asset. The company must record depreciation in the profit and loss account. It is done so that the cost of an asset can be realised over the years rather than one single year. Furniture is an important asset for a businessRead more

    Depreciation is an accounting method that is used to write off the cost of an asset. The company must record depreciation in the profit and loss account. It is done so that the cost of an asset can be realised over the years rather than one single year.

    Furniture is an important asset for a business. As per the Income Tax Act, the rate of depreciation for furniture and fittings is 10%. However, for accounting purposes, the company is free to set its own rate.

    JOURNAL ENTRY

    Journal entry for depreciation of furniture is:

    Here, depreciation is debited since it is an expense and as per the rules of accounting, “increase in expenses are debited”. Furniture is credited because a “ decrease in assets is credited”, and the value of furniture is reducing.

    TYPES OF DEPRECIATION

    Furniture can be depreciated in any of the following ways:

    • Straight-Line Method – It is calculated by finding the difference between the cost of the asset and its expected salvage value, and the result is divided by the number of years the asset is expected to be used.
    • Diminishing Value Method – It is calculated by charging a fixed percentage on the book value of the asset. Since the book value keeps on reducing, it is called the diminishing value method.
    • Units of Production

    For accounting purposes, the two many methods used for depreciating furniture is the straight-line method and the diminishing value method. However, for tax purposes, they are combined into a block of furniture, where the purchase of new furniture is added and the sale of furniture is subtracted and the resulting amount is depreciated by 10% based on the written downvalue method.

    EXAMPLE

    If a company buys furniture worth Rs 30,000 and charges depreciation of 10%, then by straight-line method, Rs 3,000 would be depreciated every year for 10 years.

    Now if the company decided to use the diminishing value method (or written down value method), then Rs 3,000 (30,000 x 10%) would be depreciated in the first year, and in the second year, the book value of the furniture would be Rs 27,000 (30,000-3,000). Hence depreciation for the second year would be Rs 2,700 (27,000 x 10%) and so on.

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  2. Astha Leader Pursuing CA, BCom (Hons.)
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    Depreciation refers to that portion of the value of an asset that a company uses in an accounting year to generate revenue. Assets are written off in form of depreciation over time also called the useful life of the asset. It denotes the wear and tear of an asset over time. Suppose, a company namedRead more

    Depreciation refers to that portion of the value of an asset that a company uses in an accounting year to generate revenue. Assets are written off in form of depreciation over time also called the useful life of the asset. It denotes the wear and tear of an asset over time.

    Suppose, a company named Johnson ltd. purchases machinery for 50,000 that has a useful life of 5 years with nil salvage value. Then the yearly depreciation to be charged can be calculated as:

    Depreciation calculation with formula

    Is Depreciation a Cash Flow?

    Cash flows are inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents in an entity. The payments made by the entity denote the outflows whereas the revenues or incomes of the entity denote the inflows. Talking about cash flows, depreciation is a non-cash item of expense which means it neither results in inflow nor outflow of cash resources.

    In the adjacent Profit and Loss statement, a cash payment of 7,000 for electricity implies outflow of cash however, depreciation of 10,000 is merely an imputed cost to write off an asset or we can say, a part of profits set aside each year so that there are sufficient funds available to procure a new asset after the currently available asset is discarded.

    showing depreciation in profit and loss account

    However, cash flow statements are affected by depreciation. Depreciation is added back to the net profits while calculating cash flows from operating expenses since it is a non-cash item and has been deducted while calculating net profits in the profit and loss statement.

    Depreciation shown in cash flow statement

    Depreciation does not directly impact the amount of cash generated or expended by a business but it is tax-deductible and will reduce the cash outflows related to income taxes. Thus, depreciation affects cash flow by reducing the amount of cash a business has to pay for income taxes.

    depreciation effect on cash flow indirectly

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Jasmeet_Sethi
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  2. GautamSaxena Curious .
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    Depreciation on Tools and Equipment Tools and Equipment are the instruments that are used for producing any product, machine, or service. Also, tools and equipment are a part of plants and machinery, making them a major fixed asset. Therefore, a certain percentage of depreciation is charged on ToolsRead more

    Depreciation on Tools and Equipment

    Tools and Equipment are the instruments that are used for producing any product, machine, or service. Also, tools and equipment are a part of plants and machinery, making them a major fixed asset. Therefore, a certain percentage of depreciation is charged on Tools and Equipment.

    As we’re aware, depreciation refers to a process in which assets lose their value over time until it becomes obsolete or zero. It is chargeable on the fixed assets and it ultimately results in depreciation of the value of fixed assets except, land. The land is an exception in fixed assets as where all the fixed assets are depreciated, the land’s value is appreciated over time.

    The rate of depreciation as per the Income Tax Act on tools and equipment (plant and machinery) is 15%.

    Example

    Suppose given below are the details regarding the tools and equipment:

    And, we’re required to calculate the value of the tools and equipment as on 1-Mar-22

    In this, as we can see the business’ accounting period starts in March and ends in April. Therefore, we can easily deduct the depreciation amount and get the desired result.

    Solution: Opening Value = $30,000

    Depreciation = 15% of $30,000 = $4,500

    Value of tools and equipment as on 1-Mar-22 = $30,000 – $4500 = $25,500

     

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  2. Simerpreet Helpful CMA Inter qualified
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    The correct answer is 4. Revenue Expenditure. Depreciation is a non-cash expense and is charged on the fixed asset for its continuous use. Revenue expenditure is a day-to-day expense incurred by a firm in order to carry on its normal business. Depreciation is considered a revenue expense due to theRead more

    The correct answer is 4. Revenue Expenditure.

    Depreciation is a non-cash expense and is charged on the fixed asset for its continuous use. Revenue expenditure is a day-to-day expense incurred by a firm in order to carry on its normal business. Depreciation is considered a revenue expense due to the regular use of the fixed assets.

    Depreciation is the systematic and periodic reduction in the cost of a fixed asset. It is a non-cash expense. Mostly, depreciation is charged according to the straight-line method or written down method as per the policy of the company.

    Depreciation is the systematic and periodic reduction in the cost of a fixed asset. It is a non-cash expense. Mostly, depreciation is charged according to the straight-line method or written down method as per the policy of the company. It is calculated as-

    Depreciation = Cost of the asset – Scrap value / Expected life of the asset.

    For Example, ONGC bought machinery at the beginning of the year for Rs 10,00,000

    It charges depreciation @10% at the end of the year.

    10,00,000 x 10/100 = 1,00,000 will be depreciation for the year and will be shown on the debit side of Profit & Loss A/c.

    As the fixed assets are used in the day-to-day activities of the firm and hence the depreciation charged on it on the daily basis would be revenue in nature. so depreciation is said to be an item of revenue expenditure.

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A. Normal wear and tear B. Foreseen obsolescence C. Normal wear & tear & foreseen obsolescence D. Unforeseen obsolescence  

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  2. Vijay Curious M.Com
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    Depreciation of fixed capital assets refers to C. Normal wear & tear & foreseen obsolescence. Normal wear & tear refers to the damage caused to an asset due to its continuous usage. Even when the asset is properly maintained, wear and tear occurs. Hence, it is considered to be inevitableRead more

    Depreciation of fixed capital assets refers to C. Normal wear & tear & foreseen obsolescence.

    Normal wear & tear refers to the damage caused to an asset due to its continuous usage. Even when the asset is properly maintained, wear and tear occurs. Hence, it is considered to be inevitable and natural.

    For example, Kumar has purchased a car for 25,00,000. After five years he wishes to sell his car. Now the market price of his used car is 12,00,000. This reduction in the value of the car from 25,00,000 to 12,00,000 is because of its usage. This fall in the value of the asset due to usage is known as normal wear & tear.

    In generic terms, obsolescence means something that has become outdated or is no longer being used. Foreseen obsolescence is nothing but obsolescence that is expected.

    In the context of business, whenever the value of an asset falls because it has become outdated or is replaced by a superior version, we call it obsolescence. The fall in the value of the asset due to obsolescence expected by the purchaser of the asset is known as foreseen obsolescence.

    When an asset becomes obsolete it doesn’t mean it is not in working condition. Even when an asset is in good working condition it can become obsolete due to the following reasons:

    • Technology advancement.
    • Change in demand (change in fashion, change in taste and preferences of the consumers, etc.)

     

    For example, before the invention of computers, people used typewriters for getting their paperwork done. With the invention of computers, laptops, etc. it is easier to type as well as save our documents, spreadsheets, etc. Thus typewriters became obsolete with the invention of computers. It has become a technology of the past.

    Here is a summarised version of wear & tear and obsolescence:

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