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Financial Accounting:
Tools for Business Decision Making

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Chapter 9

Chapter 9
Reporting and Analyzing
Long-Lived Assets







After studying Chapter 9, you should be

able to:
Describe how the cost principle applies to plant assets.
Explain the concept of depreciation.
Compute periodic depreciation using the straight-line
method, and contrast its expense pattern with those of
other methods.
Describe the procedure for revising periodic
depreciation.
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Chapter 9
Reporting and Analyzing
Long-Lived Assets






After studying Chapter 9, you should be

able to:
Explain how to account for the disposal of plant assets.
Describe methods for evaluating the use of plant assets.
Identify the basic issues related to reporting intangible
assets.
Indicate how long-lived assets are reported on the
balance sheet.
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Plant Assets
 Resources that:
 have physical substance
 are used in the operations of a business
 are not intended for sale to customers

 Recorded at cost
 Cost consists of all expenditures
necessary to acquire the asset and
make it ready for its intended use.
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Plant Assets
 Land - a building site
 Land improvements





driveway
parking lots
fences
underground sprinkler systems

 Buildings
 Equipment
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Types of Expenditures
 Revenue Expenditure immediately charged against

revenue as an expense

 Capital Expenditure increase the company’s investment
in productive activity
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Plant Assets
 Cost is measured by:
 the cash paid in a cash transaction, or
 the cash equivalent price paid when noncash
assets are used in payment.

 The cash equivalent price is equal to:
 the fair market value of the asset given up, or
 the fair market value of the asset received,
whichever is more clearly determinable.
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Cost of Land Includes:
 the cash purchase price

 closing costs such as title and
attorney's fees
 real estate brokers commissions
 accrued property taxes and other liens
on the land assumed by the purchaser
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Cost of Land
Improvements Include:

 All expenditures necessary to make
the improvements ready for their
intended use
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Cost of Buildings Include:
 All necessary expenditures
relating to the purchase or
construction of a building.
 When a building is purchased

such costs include the:
 purchase price
 closing costs (attorney's fees, title
insurance)
 real estate broker's commissions.
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Buildings
When a new building is constructed, its cost
consists of:






the contract price
architect's fees
building permits
excavation cost

interest costs during
construction.
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Cost of Equipment Includes:
 cash purchase price
 sales tax
 freight charges and insurance
during transit paid by the
purchaser
 expenditures required in
assembling
 installing and testing the unit
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Equipment

 Two criteria apply in determining the
cost of equipment:
 the frequency of cost - one time or recurring

 the benefit period - the life of the asset or 1 year
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Depreciation
 Applies to three classes of plant assets:
 Land improvements
 Buildings
 Equipment

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Depreciable Assets
The revenue-producing ability of an asset
declines during its useful life because of
wear and tear.

A decline in revenueproducing ability may also
occur because of obsolescence.
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Depreciation
 The process of allocating to expense the cost of a plant
asset over its useful life in a rational and systematic
manner.
 A process of cost allocation, not a process of asset
valuation.

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Land
Does not depreciate since its usefulness and
revenue producing ability generally remain
intact, or increase.

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Accumulated Depreciation
 The balance in accumulated depreciation is

not a cash fund.

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Factors in Computing
Depreciation
 Cost - historical cost of the asset
 Useful life - estimate of the expected
productive life in terms of:
 time
 units of out activity or output

 Salvage value - an estimate of the asset's
value at the end of its useful life
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Factors in Computing
Depreciation

Depreciation Methods
 Straight-line
 Declining-balance
 Units-of-activity

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Affects of Depreciation
 Depreciation affects the balance sheet
through accumulated depreciation,
which is reported as a reduction from
plant assets.
 Depreciation affects the income
statement through depreciation
expense.
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Straight-Line Method
 The most
widely used
method of
depreciation
 Depreciation is
the same for
each year of the
asset's useful
life.
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Straight-Line Method
Depreciable Cost*
The asset's useful life measured in
years

*cost of the asset less its salvage value

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Straight-Line
Depreciation Formula

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Partial Year Depreciation
If an asset is purchased during the
year rather than on January 1, the
annual depreciation is prorated
for the proportion of a year it is
used.

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Declining-Balance Method
 An accelerated
method
 Accelerated methods
of depreciation
result in more
depreciation in the
early years of an
asset's life and less
depreciation in the
later years.
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Units-of-Activity Method
The life of an
asset is
expressed in
terms of the total
units of
production or
the use expected
from the asset.
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Use of
Depreciation
Methods in
Major U.S.
Companies

Depreciation and the IRS
 The IRS allows corporate taxpayers to
deduct depreciation when computing
taxable income.
 The IRS does not require the taxpayer
to use the same depreciation method on
the tax return that is used in preparing
financial statements.
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Depreciation and the IRS
 Many large corporations use straightline depreciation in their financial
statements to maximize net income.
 At the same time they use a special
accelerated-depreciation method on
their tax returns to minimize their
income taxes.
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Depreciation and the IRS
 For tax purposes:
 the straight-line method or
 a special accelerated-depreciation method called
the






Modified
Accelerated
Cost
Recovery
System

 The choice of depreciation method must be
disclosed in the notes to financial statements.
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Revising Periodic Depreciation
 When a change in an estimate is required,
the change is made in current and future
years but not to prior periods.
 Significant changes in estimates must be
disclosed in the financial statements.
 Extending an asset's estimated life reduces
depreciation expense and increases net
income for the period.
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Ordinary Repairs
 Expenditures to maintain the
operating efficiency and
expected productive life of the
asset.
 Usually small in amount that
occur frequently throughout
the service life
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Ordinary Repairs
 Examples:





motor tune-ups
oil changes
the painting of buildings
the replacing of worn-out gears
Ordinary repairs increase Repair
Expense and are revenue expenditures.
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Additions and Improvements
 Costs incurred to increase the:
 operating efficiency;
 productive capacity; or
 expected useful life of the plant asset.

 Usually material in amount and occur
infrequently during the period of
ownership
 Capital expenditures
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Impairment
 A permanent decline in the
market value of an asset
 Written down to the new market
value during the year in which the
decline occurs.

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Plant Asset Disposals
The depreciation for the fraction of the year to
the date of disposal must be recorded.
Depreciation Expense
Accumulated Depreciation

8,000
8,000

Compute Book Value:
Book Value =
Cost - Accumulated Depreciation
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Sale of Plant Assets
 In the sale of an asset, the book
value of the asset is compared
with the proceeds from the sale.
 If the proceeds exceed the book
value a gain on disposal occurs.
 Conversely, if proceeds from
the sale are less than the book
value a loss on disposal occurs.
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Retirement of Plant Assets
 Recorded by decreasing Accumulated
Depreciation for the full amount of
depreciation taken over the life of the asset.
 The asset account is reduced for the
original cost of the asset.
 The loss is equal to the asset's book value at
the time of retirement.
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Analyzing Plant Assets
The three measures by which plant
assets are evaluated are:
 Average useful life;
 Average age of plant assets;
 Asset turnover ratio.

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Average Useful Life
 Useful life of an assets is chosen by a
company
 By selecting a longer estimated useful life:
 A company spreads the cost of its plant assets
over a longer period of time;
 The amount of expense reported in each period is
lower and net income is higher.

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Average Useful Life
 On the other hand, a shorter estimated
useful live will result in a lower reported
net income.
Average Useful Life of Plant Assets =
Average Cost of Plant Assets
Depreciation Expense
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Average Age of Plant Assets
 Most companies use straight-line
depreciation for financial reporting.
Average age of plant assets =
Accumulated Depreciation
Depreciation Expense
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Asset Turnover Ratio
There are two ways a company can
increase its return on assets:
 Increase profit per sale - measured by profit
margin ratio.
 Increase its volume of sales - measured by
the asset turnover ratio =
Net Sales
Average Total Assets
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Intangible Assets
 rights
 privileges
 competitive advantages that result
from ownership of long-lived assets
that do not possess physical
substance

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Amortization
Allocation of the cost of an intangible
asset to expense over the shorter of:
 its useful (economic) life
 its legal life
 40 years

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Types of Intangible Assets






Patents
Copyrights
Trademark or Trade Names
Franchises and Licenses
Goodwill
PATENT

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Patents
An exclusive right issued by the U.S.
Patent Office that enables the
recipient to manufacture, sell, or
control a patent for 17 years from the
date of grant.
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Patents
 The initial cost of a patent is cash or
cash equivalent price paid to acquire
the patent.
 Legal costs of protecting a patent in an
infringement suit are added to the
Patent account and amortized over the
remaining life of the patent.
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Research and
Development Costs
Because of the uncertainty of
identifying the extent and timing of
future benefits, these costs are
usually recorded as an expense
when incurred.

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Copyrights
 Copyrights are granted by the federal
government giving the owner the
exclusive right to reproduce and sell
artistic or published work.
 Copyrights extend for the life of the
creator plus 50 years.

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Impressionist master
Pierre Renoir died in
1919…
therefore, anyone can
copy
A GIRL WITH A
WATERING CAN

or his other paintings
without receiving
permission or paying
a fee.

Trademarks/
Trade Names
A word, phrase,
jingle,or symbol that
distinguishes or
identifies a particular
enterprise or product.

Trademarks
Trade Names

Franchises
A franchise is a contractual agreement
under which the franchiser grants the
franchisee the right to:
 sell certain products;
 render specific services or to use certain
trademarks or trade names, usually within a
designated geographic area.
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Licenses
 Operating rights granted by a
government body permit the
enterprise to use public property in
performing its service (i.e., the use of
airwaves for radio or TV
broadcasting).

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Costs Associated with
Franchise or License
 When costs can be identified with the
acquisition of the franchise or license,
an intangible asset should be
recognized.
 Annual payments made under a
franchise agreement should be
recorded as operating expenses.
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Goodwill
Goodwill represents the value of all
favorable attributes that relate to a
business enterprise, including:





exceptional management
desirable location
good customer relations
skilled employees, etc.
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Goodwill
Goodwill is recorded only when there
is an exchange transaction that
involves the purchase of an entire
business.

In other words, if you didn’t
buy it, it’s not on your balance
sheet.
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Goodwill
When an entire business is
purchased, goodwill is the excess of
cost over the fair market value of
the net assets (assets less liabilities)
acquired.

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Presentation Of
Long-Lived Assets
 Plant assets are shown in the
financial statements under
Property, Plant, and Equipment.

 Intangibles are shown
separately under
Intangible Assets.
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