depreciation is an estimation and every company estimate there own method's of depreciation which gives more option for fraud . because depreciation is a non cash expense. which can lead to big fraud.
[Debit] Depreciation expense[Credit] Accumulated depreciationAfter that depreciation is shown as part of income statement while accumulated depreciation goes to balance sheet.
Accumulated Depreciation normally has a credit balance and because it is shown on the asset (ie debit) side of the Balance Sheet, it is called a "contra-account"
Depreciation or accumulated depreciation is deducted from related assets in balance sheet to show the net book value of asset.
no. accumulated depreciation goes under non current asset on the Balance sheet
The question is incomplete. Anyway i will try to answer. Balance sheet prepare from Tial balance. All the items in Trial balance classifeid as Balance Sheet item and P&L item. All the balance sheet items taken from trial balance should be shown in balance sheet. Balance sheet have two side namely liability and asset side. In asset side we shows Fixed asset say plant machinery vehicle...., current assets say stock debtor cash in hand etc...The fixed assets can we shown two ways, before depreciation and put provision for depreciation in liabilty side or After depreciation. The next step is to create liablity side say capital, creditors...etc. The Net Profit taken from p&l a.c adjusted with partners current account. This is only for basic information.
True [Jabirshah] Depreciation is shown in balance sheet as a reduction from the actual cost of the assets in the balance sheet rather addition to related asset.
Accumulated Depreciation is a liability nature of account to reduce the contra asset from balance sheet that's why it only shows in liability side of balance sheet to show reduction of asset.
[Debit] Depreciation expense[Credit] Accumulated depreciationAfter that depreciation is shown as part of income statement while accumulated depreciation goes to balance sheet.
The balance of the provisions for depreceation ammount is shown in the balance sheet by a small number in the upper right hand corner of the fourth and final page, after all of the sums have been calculated.
Accumulated Depreciation normally has a credit balance and because it is shown on the asset (ie debit) side of the Balance Sheet, it is called a "contra-account"
Amortization is shown as deduction from intangible asset like depreciation is shown as deduction from tangible asset.
Depreciation for the current year is considered an expense and, like all expenses for the financial year, need to be shown on the P & L. As each year passes, the current year's Depreciation Expense gets added to Accumulated Depreciation (most companies do this each month rather than once a year). Accumulated Depreciation, just as it sounds, is an accumulation of all depreciation for an asset. The reason Accum. Deprec. is shown on the Balance sheet is because it is reducing the (book) value of an asset. And all asset (book) values are shown on the Balance Sheet.
accumulated amortization is part of balance sheet same as accumulated depreciation and both shown in balance sheet liability side.
No, accumulated depreciation is not negative on the balance sheet. It represents the total depreciation expense recorded for an asset over time.
Depreciation is allocation of fixed asset cost to income statement of useful life of asset that's why shown as reduction in fixed asset value.
Depreciation or accumulated depreciation is deducted from related assets in balance sheet to show the net book value of asset.
no, provision of depreciation iscredit in nature. And thus it should be shown at the credit side at trial balance.