Question

Bailand Company purchased a building for $210,000 that had an estimated residual value of $10,000 and an estimated service life of 10 years. Bailand purchased the building 4 years ago and has used straight-line depreciation. At the beginning of the fifth year (before it records depreciation expense for the year), the following independent situations occur:

1. Bailand estimates that the asset has 8 years’ life remaining (for a total of 12 years).
2. Bailand changes to the sum-of-the-years’-digits method.
3. Bailand discovers that the estimated residual value has been ignored in the computation of depreciation expense.
Required:
For each of the independent situations, prepare all the journal entries relating to the building for the fifth year. Ignore income taxes.
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Bailand Company
General Ledger
ASSETS
111 Cash
121 Accounts Receivable
141 Inventory
181 Building
198 Accumulated Depreciation
LIABILITIES
211 Accounts Payable
231 Salaries Payable
250 Unearned Revenue
261 Income Taxes Payable
EQUITY
311 Common Stock
331 Retained Earnings
REVENUE
411 Sales Revenue
EXPENSES
500 Cost of Goods Sold
511 Insurance Expense
512 Utilities Expense
521 Salaries Expense
531 Depreciation Expense
532 Bad Debt Expense
559 Miscellaneous Expenses
Bailand estimates that the asset has 8 years’ life remaining (for a total of 12 years). Prepare the journal entry on December 31 to record depreciation in the fifth year after the change in estimate. Ignore income taxes.
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Prepare the journal entry on December 31 to record depreciation in the fifth year after the change in depreciation method. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
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Prepare the journal entries on December 31 to record the prior period adjustment for the error and depreciation in the fifth year. Ignore income taxes.
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Answer 1

Depreciation expense for 1-4 years:

Depreciation Expense (Dr.) $20,000

Accumulated Depreciation (Cr.) $20,000

Depreciation expense for 5th year:

Depreciation Expense (Dr.) $20,000

Accumulated Depreciation (Cr.) $20,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Depreciation for 1-4 years:

(210,000 - 10,000 ) / 10 = 20,000

Carrying value of building :200,000 - 80,000 = 120,000

Depreciation for 5th year: 120,000/ 8 = 15,000.