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Level2 Semester 2 Time constrained Work The accounting of Fixed Assets and Bad debts Fixed asset accounting Depreciation, disposals and the effect of changing the estimated useful life of an asset and revaluations are dealt with in this article. Generally, It is best to keep three accounts to record fixed assets - for cost, accumulated depreciation and disposals. Cost account Purchases of assets are debited to the account, and the cost of items sold / scrapped is transferred to the disposal account as necessary. The balance on the account is then the cost of assets held. If assets are revalued, the account is adjusted (see below), and renamed as fixed assets - cost / valuation. Accumulated depreciation account This account has a credit balance on it representing the total depreciation provided so far on the assets held. Entries to the account include: * periodic depreciation charge - credit * transfer out to the disposal account of depreciation...

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