Question

Equipment was acquired on January 1, 2019 at a cost of $190,000. The equipment was originally estimated to have a salvage value of $22,000 and an estimated life of 10 years. Depreciation has been recorded through December 31, 2021 using the straight-line method. On January 1, 2022, the estimated salvage value was revised to $28,000 and the useful life was revised to a total of 9 years.Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for 2022. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)Depreciation expense for 2022$enter the Depreciation expense for 2017 in dollars Adjusting journal entry at 12/31/22:DateAccount Titles and ExplanationDebitCreditDec. 31

Answer 1

Answer:

Journal:

Dec. 31, 2022:

Debit Depreciation Expense $18,600

Credit Accumulated Depreciation $18,600

To record depreciation expense for the year.

Explanation:

a) Depreciation charge for each of the 3 years, calculated as ($190,000 - $22,000)/10 = $16,800

2019: $16,800

2020: $16,800

2021: $16,800

Accumulated Depreciation to date = $50,400 ($16,800*3)

b) Book Value on January 1, 2022 = $139,600 ($190,000 - $50,400)

c) New Depreciation charge from 2022 = $18,600 ($139,600 - $28,000) /6 years, the remaining useful life based on the revised estimate.

d) There is adjusting journal entry.  Depreciation is an estimate based on judgement and past events.  Judgement can change to address current events.  So, there is no need adjusting the entries for the previous three years.