204 pages [122 self-teaching + 82 self-quizzes with detailed answers]
Section 1: Depreciation for book v. tax purposes. Two ways to compute depreciation. Recording depreciation if the financial statements must undergo a compilation or review.
Section 2: Depreciation under GAAP (for book purposes). Determining the cost of an individual asset v. group of assets v. contributed assets under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Determining the asset’s estimated life, residual value and book value. Journal entries for a manufacturing v. nonmanufacturing company. How depreciation appears on the financial statements.
Section 3: The straight-line method. How to compute, allocate and book straight-line depreciation. How to set up and maintain the depreciation schedule using this method.
Section 4: The units of production method. How to compute, allocate and book units of production depreciation. How to set up and maintain the depreciation schedule using this method.
Section 5: The declining balance method. How to compute, allocate and book declining balance depreciation. How to set up and maintain the depreciation schedule using this method.
Section 6: The sum-of-the-years’-digits method. How to compute, allocate and book sum-of-the-years’-digits depreciation. How to set up and maintain the depreciation schedule using this method.
Section 7: Depreciation for tax purposes. How to depreciate equipment and buildings under MACRS. How to apply the half-year convention . . . mid-quarter convention . . . mid-month convention. How to use IRS tables. Applying the Section 179 deduction. How to set up and maintain the tax depreciation schedule.
Section 8: Depreciating vehicles for tax purposes. Annual IRS limits for cars. How IRS limits apply to unmodified SUVs, pickups and vans weighing up to 6,000 lbs. Sec. 179 and depreciation if these vehicles are modified or weigh over 6,000 lbs. How to handle employee personal use of company vehicles in a sole proprietorship, S corp, C corp or partnership. How to set up and maintain the tax depreciation schedule.
Publisher: AIPB
ATHENA –
I think overall this is a great course. At times there could have been better worded explanations, but after re-reading I was always able to figure it out. I would have liked some on-line material such as interactive problem solving. As a whole it was a great course!
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DAMIEN –
Practice questions are helpful.
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BRANDY –
This book is very helpful to understand what Depreciation is and how it works in Bookkeeping.
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CHARLES –
very good
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MIYUKI –
I took a course that required this book in a spring semester. This “Depreciation” book is so helpful. It has 8 sections and each chapter is really organized along with basic explanation and some quizzes. In the class, I wrote something extra memo in the margin of each page.
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AMY –
For all the books it would be awesome if there was an interactive online study material where you can do practice quizzes and tests to prepare for what it will be like st the prometric center.
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BETSY –
Took the class over 15 years ago but it was beneficial.
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