Please advise how to correct Depreciation. FA Register and GL not balancing
Depreciation as per fixed asset register: 744,890.50
Depreciation as per the ledger: 674,837.70
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Difference 70,052.80
The difference is the loose assets amount. The amount as per the ledger
is correct, the fixed asset register YTD needs to change without effecting the
ledger. We retired the loose assets and capitalized them again. They were capitalized at cost and not NBV and then
depreciated in one month. So depreciation was therefore overstated and we ended
up with an amount in clearing accounts in the balance sheet.
So cost, accumulated depreciation agree to the fixed asset register and
depreciation is in line with budget. But the depreciation as per fixed asset