John Regan set up a garage and car sales business on 1 January 2024 with the following assets:
Land and Buildings: $120 000
Plant & Equipment: $60 000
Loose Tools: $5 000
Inventory of motor vehicles: $45 000
Inventory of car parts: $7 000
Cash at bank: $1 000
John decided on the following policy for depreciationÂ
- Land, costing $70 000, is not to be depreciated.
- Buildings, costing $50 000, are to be depreciated at 4% per annum on cost using the straight line method.
- Plant and equipment is to be depreciated at 50% per annum using the diminishing balance method.
- Loose tools are to be depreciated using the revaluation method.
Explain why John Regan does not depreciate each of the following:
(a) Land
(b) Inventory of motor vehiclesÂ
Explain why John Regan uses the revaluation method to depreciate loose tools.