Depreciation

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LC Accounting: Mind Map on Depreciation
Ciara Mooney
Mind Map by Ciara Mooney, updated more than 1 year ago
Ciara Mooney
Created by Ciara Mooney about 9 years ago
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Depreciation
  1. What are the causes?
    1. Natural Usage
      1. Replaced by newer model
        1. End of useful economic life
          1. Passage of time
          2. How depreciaton is estimated
            1. Cost of Asset
              1. Estimated economic life
                1. Residual / Scrap Value
                  1. Select method (SL/RB)
                  2. Methods of Deprecaition
                    1. Straight Line
                      1. Reduces asset by the SAME amount each year
                        1. Amount charged is the SAME each year
                          1. Straight line on graph
                          2. Reducing Balance
                            1. Reduces asset by a SMALLER amount each year
                              1. Amount charged DECREASES each year
                                1. Downward slope on graph
                              2. Why a company charges depreciation
                                1. To write off FA over time
                                  1. Not overstate profits
                                    1. Not overstate FA on Bal
                                      1. Show a True & Fair View
                                        1. Avoid charging all costs in one year
                                        2. Accounts Effected
                                          1. Asset Acc
                                            1. Disposal Acc
                                              1. Provision for Depr. Acc
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