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nefertidy
Jan 18, 2009, 06:56 AM
1.The owner invested a computer on dec. 1, 2009, worth 75,000. Adjusting entries on Dec. 31, 2009.
=the computer is already used for two years and has a remaining life of 2 years.
2. The furniture is bought dec. 6, 2009. At the end of the month, will there be an adjusting entries?

what will be the adjusting entries.

pready
Jan 18, 2009, 11:25 AM
You will need to compute the depreciation expense for one month.

(Cost of the Asset - Salvage Value of the Asset) / Useful life = Depreciation Expense each year. To compute one month Depreciation you take the Depreciation Expense per year / 12 = 1 month of Depreciation Expense.

The journal entry to record this is:
Debit Depreciation Expense for the amount of 1 month Depreciation
Credit Accumulated Depreciation for the amount