Sample Scenarios for Compound Asset Depreciation

The following describes different scenarios that you may encounter when depreciating a compound asset. A corresponding table shows sample values for the compound asset and the component before and after depreciation. For each scenario described, the straight line accounting method is used to depreciate the assets on a monthly basis.

Scenario 1: Depreciate a new compound asset that contains new components, all of which have the same depreciation start date, for 1 month. Selected depreciation period is 1/31/2015.

 

Before Depreciation

After Depreciation

 

Compound

Component 1

Component 2

Compound

Component 1

Component 2

Asset Status

New

New

New

Depreciating

Depreciating

Depreciating

Depreciation Start Date

1/1/2015

1/1/2015

1/1/2015

 

 

 

Asset Life

6

3

6

 

 

 

Asset Original Cost

900

300

600

 

 

 

Asset Current Cost

900

300

600

 

 

 

Current Net Book Value

900

300

600

700

200

500

Cumulative Depreciation

 

 

 

200

100

100

Last Depreciation Period

 

 

 

1

1

1

Last Depreciation Amount

 

 

 

200

100

100

Last Depreciation Date

 

 

 

1/31/2015

1/31/2015

1/31/2015

Scenario 2: Fully depreciate all components of a compound asset. Each component has a different depreciation end date. Selected depreciation period is 9/14/2015.

 

Before Depreciation

After Depreciation

 

Compound

Component 1

Component 2

Compound

Component 1

Component 2

Asset Status

New

New

New

Fully Depreciated

Fully Depreciated

Fully Depreciated

Depreciation Start Date

1/1/2015

6/15/2015

1/1/2015

 

 

 

Depreciation End Date

9/14/2015

9/14/2015

8/14/2015

 

 

 

Asset Life

9

3

6

 

 

 

Asset Original Cost

900

300

600

 

 

 

Asset Current Cost

900

300

600

 

 

 

Current Net Book Value

900

300

600

0

0

0

Cumulative Depreciation

 

 

 

900

300

600

Last Depreciation Period

 

 

 

9

3

6

Last Depreciation Amount

 

 

 

100

100

100

Last Depreciation Date

 

 

 

9/30/2015

9/30/2015

8/31/2015

Scenario 3: Depreciate a compound asset whose component depreciation history record has no transaction amount. Selected depreciation period is 1/31/2015.

 

Before Depreciation

After Depreciation

 

Compound

Component 1

Compound

Component 1

Asset Status

New

New

Depreciating

Depreciating

Depreciation Start Date

1/1/2015

1/1/2015

 

 

Depreciation End Date

3/31/2015

3/31/2015

 

 

Asset Life

3

3

 

 

Asset Original Cost

0

0

 

 

Asset Current Cost

0

0

 

 

Current Net Book Value

0

0

0

0

Cumulative Depreciation

 

 

0

0

Last Depreciation Period

 

 

1

1

Last Depreciation Amount

 

 

0

0

Last Depreciation Date

 

 

1/31/2015

1/31/2015

Depreciation history record: 1/1/2015 — 1/31/2015; Transaction amount: 0

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