Please note that in order to charge depreciation, we must know the expected life of the subject so as to distribute the cost of the stock over that period. However, in case of livestock, the life can't be ascertained i.e. the very basis of calculation ofdepreciation is not available and this must be one of the reasons for not charging depreciation on livestock.
Depreciation is charged to tangible assets while amortization is used to charge intangible assets.
No
Depreciation is always charged on fixed assets and it does not has any relation with individual or company status.
DR. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE X CR. ASSET X At the end of the year Depreciation is charged to the Income Statement.
amount charged to depreciation expense since the acquisition of the plant asset.
Building is an asset for business and depreciation is only charged to assets of business so in this way depreciation is charged to building as well.
Depreciation is charged to tangible assets while amortization is used to charge intangible assets.
No
Depreciation of any asset is charged to income statement till the actual date of disposal of asset and after that date depreciation is not charged to income statement.
Depreciation is always charged on fixed assets and it does not has any relation with individual or company status.
Depreciation is a period cost and not a product cost as depreciation is still charged even if there is no production or sale of goods.
DR. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE X CR. ASSET X At the end of the year Depreciation is charged to the Income Statement.
Cost of depreciation assets and accumulated depreciation is same as accumulated depreciaton calculates how much depreciation is charged till date while remaining is current book value of assets.
amount charged to depreciation expense since the acquisition of the plant asset.
Depreciation on Mobile Phone will be charged @ 15%.
Straight line depreciation method is that method in which fixed amount of depreciation is charged to all fiscal years in which that asset is used.
Straight line depreciation method is that method in which fixed amount of depreciation is charged to all fiscal years in which that asset is used.