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    • CommentAuthorjake
    • CommentTimeJun 29th 2007
     
    Business began 2005; ran through 2006 and now 2007 I have begun to do the books on computerized system. The Fixed Assets that have been fully depreciated and those Fixed Assets NOT fully depreciated I want to bring forward to current year (2007). What will be the entry for (1) fully depreciated assets and (2) partially depreciated assets? I know Opening Equity accounts are involved but can't wrap my head around it...thank you.
    • CommentAuthorabril
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2007
     
    do you still use the fully depreciated assets? because if that is the case you need to adjust your estimate on depreciation.. (atleast, that is how we do in theory) but dont worry becuase its not retrospective.

    if you are not using it anymore and your company's planning to sell it or whatever, the same common entry.. credit the asset account.

    for partially depreciated assets.. its the same. im kind of confused by what you meant by "i want to bring forward to current year" because if you decided to computerized your acctg. system, that doesnt mean you have to modify your acctg. system too unless the management plans to do it. can you please elaborate futher..

    the value of the partially depreciated fixed assets is called carrying amount

    book value (original cost) - accumulated deprecition(from 2005 to 2006) = carrying amount

    but if you are to get the exact value as of this july, accumulated depreciation is from 2005 to july 2007*

    *divide your annual depreciation to 2.

    hope that helps :)



 

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