ACCT10002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cash Flow, Book Value, Matching Principle

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Introductory Financial Accounting
Lecture 6: Non-current Assets
What is PPE?
AASB 116 Property, Plant and Equipment- PPE are tangible items that a) are held for use in production or
supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes; and b) are expected to be
used during more than one period.
i.e. Non-Current Assets.
Recognition of PPE:
The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment shall be recognised as an asset if, and only if:
a) It is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the entity; and
b) the cost of the item can be measured reliably.
i.e. (PPE) are physical assets used in the business to provide future economic benefits for a number of
years
The two classes of PPE assets are:
1. Property- including land and buildings
2. Plant and equipment- including cash registers, computers, office furniture, factory machinery,
motor vehicles etc.
Determining the cost of PPE
Initially recorded at historical cost (The amount of cash or cash equivalents paid OR the fair value of the
other consideration given to acquire the asset).
Fair value: the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable willing partners in
an arm’s-length transaction
The cost of an asset includes all expenditure necessary to acquire the asset and make it ready for use.
Including freight-in, purchase price, installation costs etc.
Excludes non-capital expenditure e.g. training an operator, oil for machine etc.
Note: some costs are capitalised (added to the asset- balance sheet) some are expensed (income
statement).
Cost of property includes:
- Purchase price, settlement costs, stamp duty, accrued property taxes assumed by purchaser
Costs of plant and equipment include:
- Purchase price, freight in, insurance during transit, installation costs
PPE valuation
The PPE account involves a great risk/estimation in valuation of the asset as it is a great percentage of total
assets. Judgements to consider when evaluating them include the cost of the asset, depreciation and fair
value.
Depreciation
Depreciation is the process of allocating to expense the cost of a PPE asset over its useful (service) life in a
rational and systematic manner. Carrying amount (value) equals cost less accumulated depreciation.
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Depreciation is not a cash flow, it is an estimate of the consumption of the future economic benefits (i.e.
service potential) embodied in the asset (the matching principle). It does NOT measure the decline in
MARKET value!
Choice of depreciation methods
“The depreciation method used shall reflect the pattern in which the asset’s future economic benefits are
expected to be consumed by the entity”
Four factors relating to the decline in value of a depreciable asset are:
1. Usage of asset
2. Wear and tear through physical use of asset
3. Technical and commercial obsolescence
4. Legal life
Factors in calculating depreciation include:
- Cost- the expenditures to acquire asset and make it ready for use
- Useful life- estimate expected life based on intended use, need for repair, vulnerability to
obsolescence and legal life.
- Residual value- estimate of assets value at the end of its useful life
Depreciation methods include:
- Straight line- Depreciation expense same each year as benefits are consumed at same rate each
year
- Reducing balance- Depreciation expense decreases each year on percentage basis as greater
benefits are consumed earlier in assets life
- Units of production- Useful life is expressed in terms of total units of production or use expected
from the asset
Subsequent expenditure
Firms may include additional costs including ordinary repair (expensed in operating statement) and
additions and improvements (expenditure capitalised and depreciated over the rest of the assets useful
life)
Disposal of PPE assets
PPE assets may be disposed of by:
- Sales- equipment sold to another party
- Scrapping- equipment scrapped or discarded
- Exchange- existing equipment traded for new equipment
Sale of PPE
Sale of Assets- at the end of useful life a business may want to recoup some initial cost.
At the date of sale an entry is made for the portion of depreciation since the last adjustment
The final carrying amount (cost less Accumulated Depreciation) is compared to the proceeds of the
sale:
- If proceeds > CA => recognise a profit on sale of asset
- If proceeds < CA => recognise a loss on sale of asset
What does a profit (or Loss) on sale represent?
Cost less proceeds = actual cost of benefit
Profits on sales represent an over-provision for depreciation. A loss on sale is then in this sense, an under-
provision.
Valuation of Assets
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The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment shall be recognised as an asset if, and only if: a) b) The two classes of ppe assets are: property- including land and buildings, plant and equipment- including cash registers, computers, office furniture, factory machinery, motor vehicles etc. Initially recorded at historical cost (the amount of cash or cash equivalents paid or the fair value of the other consideration given to acquire the asset). Fair value: the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable willing partners in an arm"s-length transaction. The cost of an asset includes all expenditure necessary to acquire the asset and make it ready for use. Excludes non-capital expenditure e. g. training an operator, oil for machine etc. Note: some costs are capitalised (added to the asset- balance sheet) some are expensed (income statement). Purchase price, settlement costs, stamp duty, accrued property taxes assumed by purchaser. Purchase price, freight in, insurance during transit, installation costs.

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