First cost $80,000 Book depreciation life MACRS property class Salvage value 7 years 7 years $24,000 Depreciation Schedule 1 $8,000 $22,857 $11,429 $22,857 2 $8,000 $16,327 $19,592 $16,327 3 $8,000 $11,661 $13,994 $11,661 4 $8,000 $5,154 $9,996 $8,330 5 $8,000 so $7,140 $6,942 $8,000 $0 $7,140 $6,942 7 $8,000 $0 $7,140 $6,942 8 $0 $0 $3,570 $0
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
Consider the data in the following two tables:
Identify the
(a) Double-declining-balance depreciation
(b) Straight-line depreciation
(c) DOB with conversion to straight-line depreciation, assuming a zero salvage value
(d) MACRS seven-year depreciation with the half-year convention
(e) Double-declining-balance (with conversion to straight-line depreciation)
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