enacted‚ or if the new legislation is enacted and the capital project is contracted early enough so that it is grandfathered in. With tax legislation grandfathered‚ the project gets the benefit of the new lower corporate tax rate and the old ACRS depreciation method. Although when presented with this project one year ago in 1984‚ Paperco was able to be postponed this capital project since it was merely “moderately attractive”. The prospect of new tax legislation being enacted as rumored makes the Net Present
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ELEMENTS OF DEPRECIATION COMPUTATION Depreciation accounting may be defined as a systematic procedure for allocating the cost of a long-lived asset over its useful life. The determination of the depreciation expense of a period depends on three basic elements. These are: • Depreciation Base. The cost to be allocated over the period of use is known as the depreciation base. This consists of the initial purchase cost of the asset minus any salvage value expected at the time of retirement plus
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Comprehensive Problem 1 c) Notes to the Financial Statements: 1. The company uses the straight-line depreciation method. The rental equipment is estimated to have a useful life of eight years. Thus‚ the monthly depreciation of the rental equipment is 240‚000/96‚ or $2‚500 per month. 2. The note payable to Rent-It is good for one year. $100‚000 and the accumulated interest are due on November 30‚ 2012. The account payable for office supplies is due in thirty days‚ or January 2‚ 2012. The account
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that the project will require additional manufacturing space‚ and RIC currently has an option to purchase an existing building‚ at a cost of $10 million‚ which would meet this need. The building would be bought and paid for on December 31‚ 2008‚ and for depreciation purposes‚ it would fall into the MACRS 39- year class. The annual depreciation rate for the five years of economic life of the project would be: Year 1 1.3% Year 2 2.6% Year 3 2.6% Year 4 2.6% Year 5 2.6% d. The necessary equipment
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ACCTNG 3402 – Financial Accounting and Reporting II Assignment due February 13‚ 2013 Spring‚ 2013 Depreciation: Airplanes and Garbage Trucks Your answers to the questions below should be clear‚ well-written‚ free of grammar and spelling errors‚ double-spaced with margins of at least one inch on all sides‚ and word-processed. In preparing this assignment‚ you may discuss the issues with each other or with anyone else‚ but your written answers must be your own work. If you need to quote someone
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as follows: These costs generally increase with inflation‚ which is forecasted at 2.5% a year. The Vital Spark is carried on NETCO ’s books at a net depreciated value of only $100‚000‚ but could probably be sold “as is‚” along with an extensive inventory of spare parts‚ for $200‚000. The book value of the spare parts inventory is $40‚000. Sale of the Vital Spark would generate an immediate tax liability on the difference between sale price and book value. The chief engineer also
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equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 10 to 40 years for buildings‚ 3 to 10 years for machinery and equipment‚ and 10 to 20 years‚ not to exceed the lease term‚ for leasehold improvements. Tools‚ dies‚ and molds are amortized using the straight-line method over 3 years. Estimated useful lives are periodically reviewed and‚ where appropriate‚ changes are made prospectively. The carrying
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Edelman Engineering is considering including two pieces of equipment‚ a truck and an overhead pulley system‚ in this year’s capital budget. The projects are independent. The cash outlay for the truck is $17‚100 and that for the pulley system is $22‚430. The firm’s cost of capital is 14%. After-tax cash flows‚ including depreciation‚ are as follows: Year Truck Pulley 1 $5‚100 $7‚500 2 $5‚100 $7‚500 3 $5‚100 $7‚500 4 $5‚100 $7‚500 5 $5‚100 $7‚500 Calculate the IRR‚ the NPV‚ and the MIRR for each
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Depreciation at Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines Acct 531 – Intermediate Finance Acct 1 SECTION 1 – 13WQ Instructor: John V. Merle‚ MBA February 27‚ 2013 Emma Waage Roarke Stone Tim Gould Introduction Depreciation expense is the way that the use of an asset is matched with the revenue that is generated from the asset on the income statement during the time period being reported. Each asset used in a business has a useful life as disclosed by the company’s depreciation
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million VND. Their estimated useful life is 5 years. Required: 1. You are asked to create a depreciation table for these equipments‚ using these following methods: a. Straight line method b. Double declining balance method c. Sum of years’ digits method 2. Compare their depreciation expenses and rates‚ then comment on their capital recovery rates. (Assume that this enterprise pay VAT by the tax deduction method) EXERCISE 2 A forestry joint stock company borrowed Vietcombank money to purchase a timber
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