Chapter 8: Assets Flashcards
What is included in long-lived asset
- Tangible
- Intangible Assets
Criteria of long-lived assets?
- Actively used in operations
- Expected to benefit future periods
Tangible Assets
Physical Substance
- Land
- Assets subject to depreciation (buildings, equipment, furniture, and fixtures)
- Natural resource assets subject to depletion
- Mineral deposits and timber
Intangible Assets
- Non-current assets without Physical Substance
- Useful life is often difficult to determine
- Often provide exclusive rights or privileges
- Usually acquired for operational use
Assets with Definite Life
- Patents
- Copyrights
- Franchises
Assets with Indefinite Life
- Trademarks
- Goodwill
Acquisition cost includes…
- Purchase Price
- All expenditures needed to prepare the asset for its intended use
Acquisition cost DOES NOT include…
- Financing charges
- Cash discounts
Acquisition Cost (Buildings)
- Purchase Price
- Renovation and Repair Costs
- Legal and Realty Fees
- Title fees
Acquisition Cost (Equipment)
- Purchase Price
- Installation Costs
- Modification to building necessary install equipment
- Transportation Costs
Acquisition Cost (Land)
- Purchase Price
- Real Estate Commissions
- Title Insurance Commissions
- Delinquent Taxes
- Surveying Fees
- Title Search and Transfer Fees
Asset Cost in Acquiring by Construction includes…
- ALL materials and labor traceable to the construction
- Reasonable amount of overhead cost
- Interest on debt incurred during the construction
- Building
Ordinary repairs and maintenance is considered as…
Revenue (expense in the current period)
Revenue Expenditure
- Statement of Earnings (Account DEBITED)
- Expense is RECOGNIZED
- Earnings is LOWER
- Taxes is LOWER
Characteristics of Repairs & Maintenance
- Maintains normal operating conditions
- Does not increase productivity
- Does not extend life beyond the original estimate
- Recurring in nature involves small amounts of money at each occurrence.
Additions and Improvements is considered as…
Capital (Add to asset accounts)
Capital Expenditure
- Statement of Financial Position (Account DEBITED)
- Expenses is DEFERRED
- Earnings is HIGHER
- Taxes is HIGHER
Characteristics of Additions and Improvements
- Major overhauls or partial replacements
- Usually occur infrequently
- Increases efficiency
- May extend useful life
- Involves large amounts of money