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Acquisition and Disposition of PPE

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charteristics of PPE   acquired for use in operations & not for resale, long-term in nature and usually depreciable; possess physical substance  
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historical cost   cost of obtaining asset & how much to make it ready for its intended use  
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when are gains/losses recognized?   when the asset is sold exception: fair value of the PPE is less than its carrying amount, the asset may be written down  
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cost of land   all expenditures made to acquire land and ready it for use are considered part of the land cost 1)purchase price; 2) closing costs, 3) costs incurred, 4) assumption of any liens, mortgages and 5) any additional land improvements  
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costs of land are capitalized when?   land is not producing revenue  
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cost of buildings   all expenditures related directly to their acquisition 1) materials, labor, and overhead costs incurred during construction; 2) professional fees and building permits  
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cost of equipment   acquiring the equipment and preparing it for use  
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self-constructed areas   must allocate costs/expenses to arrive at the cost  
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3 ways to handle interest costs during construction   1)capitalize no interest charges during construction; 2) charge construction with all costs of funds emloyed; 3)capitalize only actual interest costs incurred during construction - GAAP required  
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capitalize means   defer  
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capitalization requirements   qualifying assets, capitalization period, amount of capitalize  
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qualifying assets   under construction for own use, assets intended for sale/lease; must require a period of time to get assetes ready for their intended use  
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capitalization period   date we start until the date of use; 1)expenditures made, 2) activities necessary, 3) interest cost incurred  
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amount to capitalize   lesser of actual interest costs or avoidable cost  
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companies should record PPE at   the fair value of what they give up or at the fair value of the asset received  
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commercial substance   does it make you better of worse off?  
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exchange has commerical substance   recognize gains and losses immediately  
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exchange lacks commercial substance- no cash received   defer gains, recognize losses immediately  
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exchange lacks commercial substance - cash received   recognize partial gain, recognize losses immediately  
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weighted-average accumlated expenditures   amount x capitalization period  
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weighted average interest rate   total interest/total principal  
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avoidable interest   waae x interest rate  
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actual interest   debt x interest rate  
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special issues related to interest capitalization (expenditures for land)   land: purchase of land with intention of developing it for a particular use (capitalize); purchase of land as a site for a strcuture, only capitalize construction not land  
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special issues related to interest capitalization (interest revenue)   companies should not net or offset interest revenue against interest cost  
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cash discounts   take the dicounts  
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deferred payment contracts   account for assets at the present value of the consideration  
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lump-sum purchases   fair value  
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exchanges of nonmonetary assets   exchange of nonmonetary assets on the basis of the fair value of the asset given up or the fair value of the asset received; should recognize immediately gains/losses  
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recognized gain   (cash received/cash received + fair value of other assets received) x total gain  
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companies should recognize contributions received as...   revenues in the period received  
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costs subsequent to acquisition   improvement to asset in any way should be capitalized; maintence of asset should be expensed  
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4 major types of expenditures   additions, replacements/improvements, rearrganement/reinstallation, and repairs  
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additions   capitalize any addition because a new assets is created  
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rearrganement/reinstallation   capitalize new costs, but if costs are immaterial, expense them  
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repairs   ordinary: expense cost of repairs when incurred; major: as appropriate, treat as an addition, improvement, ot replacement  
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improvements/replacements   CV known: remove cost and acc. dep. on old asset, recognizing any gain or loss. Capitalize cost of improvement/replacement.CV unknown: debit acc. dep. or capitalized cost  
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disposition of assets   bring depreciation up to date  
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