Oaktree Company purchased new equipment and made the following expenditures: Purchase price Sales tax Freight charges for shipment of equipment Insurance on the equipment for the first year Installation of equipment $50,000 2,700 750 950 1,500 The equipment, including sales tax, was purchased on open account with payment due in 30 days. The other expenditures listed above were paid in cash. Required: Prepare the necessary journal entries to record the above expenditures (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
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.


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