Shiver Ltd uses the cost model for machinery (Purchased on 1 July 2011). The useful life of machinery was 10 years, and Shiver depreciated the machinery on a straight line basis with no residual value. On 1 July 2014 Shiver had the following data:
Machinery $200,000
Less accumulated depreciation 60,000
Carrying amount 140,000
Prepare the general journal entries for the following:
• The useful life was revised from 10 years to 8 years on 30 June 2015 at the end of the current reporting period (this change is classed as material). No depreciation has been provided in the current period.
• 1 July 2015 recognition of impairment loss on machinery of $10,000.
• 1 July 2015 recognition of reversal of impairment loss on machinery of $15,000.
• Explain the difference in the accounting treatment for revaluation increments and revaluation decrements. Do you consider that this difference is ‘conceptually sound'?