Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Suarez Company at December 31, 2014. Cost $9,000,000
Accumulated depreciation to date 1,000,000
Expected future net cash flows 7,000,000
Fair market value 4,800,000
Assume that Suarez will continue to use this asset in the future.
As of December 31, 2014, the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years.
Assume the same information, except that Suarez intends to dispose of the equipment in the coming year.
It is expected that the cost of disposal will be $20,000.
Required:
(a) Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2014.
(b) Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record depreciation expense for 2015.
(c) The asset was not sold by December 31, 2015. The fair market value of the equipment on that date is $5,300,000. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair market value. It is expected that the cost of disposal is still $20,000.