For financial reporting, Clinton Poultry Farms has used the declining-balance method of depreciation for conveyor equipment acquired at the beginning of 2021 for $2,880,000. Its useful life was estimated to be four years, with a $168,000 residual value. At the beginning of 2024, Clinton decides to change to the straight-line method. The effect of this change on depreciation for each year is as follows: Year 2021 2022 2023 ($ in thousands) Declining Balance $ 1,440 Straight Line $678 678 678 $ 2,034 720 360 $ 2,520 Difference $ 762 42 (318) $ 486 Required: 2. Prepare any 2024 journal entry related to the change. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in whole dollars rounded to the nearest whole number.
For financial reporting, Clinton Poultry Farms has used the declining-balance method of depreciation for conveyor equipment acquired at the beginning of 2021 for $2,880,000. Its useful life was estimated to be four years, with a $168,000 residual value. At the beginning of 2024, Clinton decides to change to the straight-line method. The effect of this change on depreciation for each year is as follows: Year 2021 2022 2023 ($ in thousands) Declining Balance $ 1,440 Straight Line $678 678 678 $ 2,034 720 360 $ 2,520 Difference $ 762 42 (318) $ 486 Required: 2. Prepare any 2024 journal entry related to the change. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in whole dollars rounded to the nearest whole number.
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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.
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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.
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Transcribed Image Text:For financial reporting, Clinton Poultry Farms has used the declining-balance method of depreciation for conveyor equipment acquired
at the beginning of 2021 for $2,880,000. Its useful life was estimated to be four years, with a $168,000 residual value. At the beginning
of 2024, Clinton decides to change to the straight-line method. The effect of this change on depreciation for each year is as follows:
($ in thousands)
Straight
Line
Difference
$ 762
Declining
Year
2021
Balance
$ 678
$ 1,440
2022
678
720
42
2023
678
360
$ 2,034
$ 2,520
(318)
$ 486
Required:
2. Prepare any 2024 journal entry related to the change.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers
in whole dollars rounded to the nearest whole number.
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