Chapter 10: Long-Term Assets
L01 Types of Long-Term Assets and Issues Related to Accounting for them
? Long-Term Assets:
o Useful life > 1
o Used in operations
o Not for sale
? Carrying Value or Book Value (vs. basis)
? Asset Impairment
o Occurs when future cash flow (w/o discount) < carrying value
o Reduce carrying value to present value for future cash flows
? Tangible Assets ? Depreciation (except Land)
? Natural Resources ? Depletion
? Intangible Assets ? Amortization (except goodwill)
? Acquisition of long term assets (investing activity)
o Payback period
o NPV calculation
? Financing long-term assets (financing activity)
o Matching the period of estimated useful life the period of payback
o NYS example with school districts
? Applying Matching Rule to Long-Term Assets
o Relevance vs. Reliability
1. Determine cost (original carrying value)
2. Allocate against revenue
3. Distinguish between repairs and betterments for accounting purposes
4. Treatment of disposal
L02 Acquisition Cost of P,P&E
? Capital expenditure vs. revenue expenditure
o "benefit future periods"
o "Support but not extend benefit period"
? Cost includes all costs necessary to
o Put asset in place & ready to use
o Management's judgment to policies apply
o Includes interest during period of construction
? Land & Land Improvement
o Driveways, fences, parking lots, lightning
? Buildings & leasehold improvement (treated as intangible in textbook)
o Over useful life
o Over lease term, if less
? Equipment
? Group purchases ? appraisals
L03 Accounting for Depreciation
? Allocate cost over useful life
o Not the valu ...