Entity A owns a motor van that was involved in an accident at the year-end of 2020. This motor van is barely useable, so the value in use is estimated at $1,500,000.  However, the motor van is a common model and there is a demand for its parts.  This results in the fair value of $3,600,000 and costs of disposal of $100,000 respectively. On 1 January 2020, the carrying amount of the motor van was $8,000,000 and the van was estimated to have a remaining useful life of 8 years. REQUIRED: According to the accounting standards, prepare the relevant journal entries related to the impairment loss on 31 December 2020. ACCOUNTS FOR INPUT: | Plant | Motor van | Machine | Land | Building | Bank | Payable | Receivable | No entry | | Retained earnings | Other income | Other expense |Interest expense | Interest revenue | | Depreciation | Accum. depreciation | Impairment loss | Reversal of impairment loss | | Restoration liability | Loss on disposal | Gain on disposal | Revaluation surplus | Revaluation deficit |

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Entity A owns a motor van that was involved in an accident at the year-end of 2020.

This motor van is barely useable, so the value in use is estimated at $1,500,000.  However, the motor van is a common model and there is a demand for its parts.  This results in the fair value of $3,600,000 and costs of disposal of $100,000 respectively.

On 1 January 2020, the carrying amount of the motor van was $8,000,000 and the van was estimated to have a remaining useful life of 8 years.

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According to the accounting standards, prepare the relevant journal entries related to the impairment loss on 31 December 2020.

ACCOUNTS FOR INPUT:

| Plant | Motor van | Machine | Land | Building | Bank | Payable | Receivable | No entry |

| Retained earnings | Other income | Other expense |Interest expense | Interest revenue |

| Depreciation | Accum. depreciation | Impairment loss | Reversal of impairment loss |

| Restoration liability | Loss on disposal | Gain on disposal | Revaluation surplus | Revaluation deficit |

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