Mid Term 1 Flashcards
What is depreciation
The annual loss in value due to use, wear, age, and technical obsolescence
What does an asset need to be depreciated
- Useful life of more than a year
- A determinable useful life, but not an unlimited life
- Used in a business in order for the depreciation to be a business expense
What is market value
The value for which an asset would be sold in an open-market transaction. Eg selling a car on Kijiji
What is book value
The original cost of an asset minus the total depreciation that has been taken to date
What is useful life
The number of years an asset is expected to be used
What is salvage value
The expected market value of a depreciable asset at the end of its assigned useful life
What are 3 methods for calculating depreciation
Straight line
Declining balance
Sum-of-the-years digits (SOYD)
How do u calculate straight line depression
Annual depreciation =
Cost - salvage value
Divided by
Useful life
How do you calculate declining balance depreciation
Annual depreciation =
(Book value at beginning of year) x Rate x time
Only can do it for one year for more years do it again but subtract answer form first one to book value
Rates
Machinery 10%
Buildings 5%
Land and quota 0%
What are the rates for declining balance depreciation
10% for machinery
5% buildings
0% for land and quota
What is economic depreciation
Is the decline in value due to an assets reduced ability to produce revenue now and in the future
What is tax depreciation
Is used as a deductible expense in calculating taxable income for a business (also called capital allowance or CCA)
What is capital
A collection of physical and financial assets that have market value
What is a capital asset
An asset that is expected to last through more than one production cycle and can be used to produce other saleable assets or services
Ex machinery, buildings, land
What is capital purchase or capital expenditure
The purchase of a capital asset used in production
What is a capital sale
The sale of a capital asset used in production
What is purchase price
The full cost initially paid in exchange for the asset. Dollar value or trade and other forms of payment
What is a loan
The act of giving money, property or other material goods to another party in exchange for future payment
What makes up a loan
Principal
Interest
Possible administration fees
What is principal
The amount that was originally borrowed
Or amount still owed in loan separate from interest
What is the total principal left to pay on a loan at any given time called
Outstanding balance