Provision of depreciation account is the account of provision of depreciation.First of all we should understand provision of depreciation .Provision of depreciation is the collected value of all depreciation. With making of this account we are not credited depreciation in asset account. But transfer every year depreciation to provision of depreciation account. Every year we adopt this procedure and when assets are sold we will transfer sold assets 'total depreciation to credit side of asset account. For calculating correct profit or loss on fixed asset. This provision uses with any method of calculating depreciation.
Yes depreciation is fixed cost because it do not vary with the volume of production and remained fixed whether any production or not.
Fixed asset depreciation schedule shows the calculation of yearly depreciation expense which is scheduled to be charged to income statement for all fixed assets and the total amount of depreciation applicable to specific income statement of business.
There are three types of depreciation. Fixed Installment, Diminishing balance and Component Depreciation.
[Debit] Depreciation expense[credit] fixed asset.
According to my text book, depreciation is a Fixed cost
Because we are not incurring any cash when we are providing depreciation on fixed assets. Depreciation results in the reduction of fixed assets but doesn't involve any cash outflow. That is the reason it has to be added back to the net income while calculating cash flow statement.
Provision of depreciation account is the account of provision of depreciation.First of all we should understand provision of depreciation .Provision of depreciation is the collected value of all depreciation. With making of this account we are not credited depreciation in asset account. But transfer every year depreciation to provision of depreciation account. Every year we adopt this procedure and when assets are sold we will transfer sold assets 'total depreciation to credit side of asset account. For calculating correct profit or loss on fixed asset. This provision uses with any method of calculating depreciation.
based on accounting flows, depreciation is regarded as fixed cost; based on cash flows, depreciation is not included in fixed cost. so, break-even point by accounting flows is larger than cash break-even point. in the long term, depreciation should be counted. so, break-even by accounting flows is longer term in nature.
Yes depreciation is fixed cost because it do not vary with the volume of production and remained fixed whether any production or not.
Fixed asset depreciation schedule shows the calculation of yearly depreciation expense which is scheduled to be charged to income statement for all fixed assets and the total amount of depreciation applicable to specific income statement of business.
There are three types of depreciation. Fixed Installment, Diminishing balance and Component Depreciation.
Unavoidable depreciation factors like age of the object.
[Debit] Depreciation expense[credit] fixed asset.
depreciation of fixed assets reduces the profit as depreciation is also an expense.
Depreciation on Fixed Asset (Furniture, Building) are considered as Non-Current Assets
Be Careful depreciation is an accounting function but when booked on the P&L it better be going to a depreciation "Sweep Account". Otherwise you are booking depreciation as paper money only! And four or five years down the road you will have nothing to show for it.