In order to charge depreciation, we must know the expected life of the Asset.
So in the case of Land, we cannot calculate the expected life of the land.
Depreciation is charged to tangible assets while amortization is used to charge intangible assets.
Depreciation is always charged on fixed assets and it does not has any relation with individual or company status.
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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.
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.
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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.
Land is not subject to depreciation because value of land doesnot depreciate rather appreciate and nobody knows the exact disposal time of land.
amount charged to depreciation expense since the acquisition of the plant asset.
Depreciation on Mobile Phone will be charged @ 15%.
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