Han, Inc. owns a building purchased on January 1, 2016 for P100 million. The building was used as the company’s head office. The building has an estimated useful life of 25 years. In 2020, the company transferred its head office and decided to lease out the old building. Tenants began occupying the old building by the end of 2020. On December 31, 2020, the company reclassified the building as investment property to be carried at fair value. The fair value on the date of reclassification was P70 million. How much should be recognized in the 2020 profit or loss as a result of the transfer from owner-occupied to investment property
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.
Han, Inc. owns a building purchased on January 1, 2016 for P100 million. The building was used as the company’s head office. The building has an estimated useful life of 25 years. In 2020, the company transferred its head office and decided to lease out the old building. Tenants began occupying the old building by the end of 2020. On December 31, 2020, the company reclassified the building as investment property to be carried at fair value. The fair value on the date of reclassification was P70 million. How much should be recognized in the 2020 profit or loss as a result of the transfer from owner-occupied to investment property?
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