Reference no: EM131633462
Problem - Collins Corporation purchased office equipment at the beginning of 2014 and capitalized a cost of $1,972,000. This cost figure included the following expenditures:
Purchase price $ 1,810,000
Freight charges 26,000
Installation charges 16,000
Annual maintenance charge 120,000
Total $ 1,972,000
The company estimated an eight-year useful life for the equipment. No residual value is anticipated. The double-declining-balance method was used to determine depreciation expense for 2014 and 2015.
In 2016, after the 2015 financial statements were issued, the company decided to switch to the straight-line depreciation method for this equipment. At that time, the companyâs controller discovered that the original cost of the equipment incorrectly included one year of annual maintenance charges for the equipment.
Required:
1. Ignoring income taxes, prepare the appropriate correcting entry for the equipment capitalization error discovered in 2016.
Record the correcting entry for the equipment capitalization error discovered in 2016.
2. Ignoring income taxes, prepare any 2016 journal entry(s) related to the change in depreciation method.