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Solutions Manual, Chapter 8
Problem 8-1B (50 minutes)
Part 1
2013
Buildings ……………………………………………..………..
Land …………………………………………………….…
Land Improvements ……………………………..……………….
Trucks ………………………………………………….……
Cash ……………………………………………….………
To record asset purchases.
Part 2
Year 2013 straight-line depreciation on building
[($900,000 – $120,000) / 12 years] = $65,000
Part 3
Year 2013 double-declining-balance depreciation on land improvements
(100% / 10 years) x 2 = 20% rate
$252,000 x 20% = $50,400
Part 4
Accelerated depreciation does not increase the total amount of taxes paid
over the asset’s life. Instead, it defers or postpones taxes to the later years of
an asset’s useful life. This is because accelerated methods charge a higher
portion of asset costs against revenue in earlier years and a lower portion in
later years. The result is to reduce taxable income more in earlier years and
less in later years. [Note: From a present value perspective, there is a tax
savings from use of accelerated depreciation. The company gets to use the
deferred tax amounts for investment purposes until they are due.]