Handling changes to useful life of assets
Hi Experts,
Please guide how to handle the below cases, if the useful life of assets are changed.
1. Historical Cost : 100
2. Date placed in service : 1- April- 2000
3. Depreciation Rate (SLM)- 1.63%
4. Original Life of Asset : 30 Years
5. Life expired (Till 31-Mar-14) : 14 Years
6. Changed Life : 10 Years
Depreciation computed (till 31-Mar-14) : 100*1.63%*14 years = 22.82
Residual Value : 100-21.679 = 77.18
Now, As per the transition provision, if the asset life is changed to Nil ( 16 Years were remaining, now as per change the life becomes Zero), the residual value which is here 77.18 should be transferred to retained earnings (i.e. my previous accumulated P&L) directly and should not hit depreciation account i.e. P&L of current year.