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I need help figuring out how to solve this problem JE#2,JE#3 and JE#4 Part 3: Property, Plant and Equipment (Due at the end of unit
I need help figuring out how to solve this problem JE#2,JE#3 and JE#4
Part 3: Property, Plant and Equipment (Due at the end of unit 4, but you will start it in unit 3)
The Company has the following Property, Plant & Equipment at the beginning of January, 2016:
Asset | Purchase Date | Original Cost | Useful Life - Years | Accumulated Depreciation Straight-line | Book Value 12/31/15 |
Denver, CO - Vacant Land | 9/15/2009 | $1,610,000 |
|
| 1,610,000 |
Golden, CO - Land | 1/1/2015 | $1,280,000 |
|
| $1,280,000 |
Golden, CO - Building | 1/1/2015 | 2,175,000 | 15 | (145,000) | 2,030,000 |
Houston, TX - Machinery & Equipment | 6/1/2015 | 425,100 | 5 | (49,595) | 375,505 |
Additionally, the company engaged in the following transactions during 2016:
**Note: these transactions have not yet been recorded. You must create the Journal Entries.
JE#1 - August 31, 2016
Purchased land for $850,000 and constructed a building location: Dallas, Texas. All costs were paid for in cash and construction was completed 8/31/16:
Labor & materials $1,250,000
Architecture fees $18,250
Interest costs capitalized on construction $58,000
Prepaid annual insurance of $14,500 for period: 9/1/16 8/31/12
The building has a useful life of 18 years, straight-line depreciation, $0 Residual Value. For IFRS purposes, the building is revalued on an annual basis.
JE#2 and JE#3- September 30, 2016
Sold the land and building - Golden, Colorado for $3,157,000 cash. Record depreciation through the date of sale, then record the sale. Be sure to make a t-account to keep track of the book value and accumulated depreciation.
JE#4 November 1, 2016
Exchanged the Vacant Land for land and a building in Denver, Colorado. The independent appraised fair value of the land and building were as follows: Land $325,000; Building $1,650,000. The Company paid cash to the other party of $260,000 and paid cash for legal fees of $12,000 (assume the legal fees were attributed to the building) as part of the exchange. In addition, the Company prepaid the annual property tax of $30,000 with Cash. Useful life of the building is 10 years, $0 residual value, and straight-line depreciation. For IFRS purposes, the building is revalued on an annual basis.
JE#5 November 30, 2016
Paid cash of $135,000 for new furniture and fixtures for the new building in Denver, Colorado. Paid sales tax $10,800 and installation costs of $7,500. Useful life is 7 years, $0 residual value, straight-line depreciation.
Adjusting Entries: Year-end information at 12/31/16:
Depreciation | Depreciation Method | Useful life |
Building Dallas, Texas | Straight-line | 18 years |
Building Denver, Colorado | Straight-line | 10 years |
Furniture & Fixtures Denver, Colorado | Straight-line | 7 years |
Machinery & Equipment Houston, Texas | Straight-line | 5 years |
Prepaid Expenses | Date paid | Amount paid |
Property Taxes | 11/1/2016 | $30,000 |
Insurance | 8/31/2016 | $14,500 |
Fair Market Value Year-end information at 12/31/16:
| FMV on 12/31/2016 |
Building Dallas, Texas | $1,320,000 |
Building Denver, Colorado | $1,605,000 |
Requirements in the provided Excel template:
Record General Journal Entries for the PP&E events that occurred during the year. Be sure to record partial year's expenses as appropriate.
Complete the Depreciation Calculation Table. Be sure to pro-rate as necessary.
Complete the Prepaid Expenses Table. Be sure to pro-rate as necessary.
Enter the year-end Adjusting Journal Entries for Depreciation and Prepaid expenses.
Discuss the Fair Value revaluation option for the properties under GAAP and IFRS, and compute the ending book values for the two properties listed.
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