It is treated as expense because it uses to allocate the related assets cost portion to profit and loss account due to usage of fixed assets for revenue generation in fiscal year.
...decrease the asset account for the equipment by $1,000.00 and increase the accumulated depreciation account by $1,000.00. The adjusting entry would typically be recorded as a debit to the depreciation expense account and a credit to the accumulated depreciation account. This reflects the reduction in the equipment's book value and recognizes the expense incurred for the period.
How should depreciation be handled in a non profit budget?
it should be 15 percent treated as tools and equipments
After an asset is fully depreciated, the assets and accumulated depreciation accounts are zerod together in the beginning of the next accounting period. When an asset is fully depreciated but still operates in the company, accountants usually leave the asset and its accumulated depreciation accounts in the records even after it's fully depreciated and even through next periods, just to show that this asset still exists and operates.
i think it should be treated as an ""Expense""
The accumulated deprecation is the all the depreciation amounts should be the accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation should be treated as expense because the worth of the asset like machinery and building goes down as time goes by. This reduction in the amount cannot be collected by anyone and cannot be claimed. The company only has to bear this amount. Because of this depreciation is treated as an expense.
...decrease the asset account for the equipment by $1,000.00 and increase the accumulated depreciation account by $1,000.00. The adjusting entry would typically be recorded as a debit to the depreciation expense account and a credit to the accumulated depreciation account. This reflects the reduction in the equipment's book value and recognizes the expense incurred for the period.
Depreciation is an expense. It should be charged under expense of a P&L Statement. Provision for Depreciation is the total depreciation of a particular fixed asset accumulated over the years. It should be deducted from the figure of the Fixed asset.
Depreciation is a portion of fixed asset charged to income statement due to wear and tear of assets during use in business in fiscal year that's why that wear and tear is accounted for by using depreciation.
How should depreciation be handled in a non profit budget?
First of all capital expenditure should be estimated and after that on the basis of fixed assets purchase assumption depreciation can be calculated.
The annual depreciation expense for the delivery van would be calculated as (Cost - Salvage Value) / Useful Life. In this case, the annual depreciation expense would be (23000 - 3000) / 5 = 4000. For December, you would have incurred 4/12 of the annual depreciation expense, which equals 1333.33.
it should be 15 percent treated as tools and equipments
The Sales Office is in charge of the selling of valuables of an entity. Thus, all expenses related to this office is debited to selling expenses. Furthermore, depreciation is a form of expense, and deserves a different account, but since it is related to the sales office, it is debited to selling expenses. Yes, it is a selling expense.
After an asset is fully depreciated, the assets and accumulated depreciation accounts are zerod together in the beginning of the next accounting period. When an asset is fully depreciated but still operates in the company, accountants usually leave the asset and its accumulated depreciation accounts in the records even after it's fully depreciated and even through next periods, just to show that this asset still exists and operates.
i think it should be treated as an ""Expense""