Bassinger Company purchases an oil tanker depot on January 1, 2019, at a cost of $600,000. Bassinger
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a. Prepare the journal entries to record the depot and the environmental liability for the depot on January 1, 2019. Based on an effective-interest rate of 6%, the fair value of the environmental liability on January 1, 2019, is $39,087.
b. Prepare any journal entries required for the depot and the environmental liability at December 31, 2019. Bassinger uses straight-line depreciation; the estimated residual value for the depot is zero.
c. On December 31, 2028, Bassinger pays a demolition firm to dismantle the depot and remove the tanks at a price of $80,000. Prepare the journal entry for the settlement of the environmental liability.
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Intermediate Accounting IFRS
ISBN: 978-1119372936
3rd edition
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield
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