This document provides an overview of accounting for depreciation as per AS-6. It defines depreciation as a permanent decrease in the value of a fixed asset due to use, age, or obsolescence. Depreciation is a non-cash expenditure used to allocate the cost of a fixed asset over its useful life. The document outlines the objectives and importance of providing depreciation, the causes and basic factors used to calculate depreciation, and common methods for calculating depreciation including fixed installation, diminishing balance, and annuity methods. It also defines depreciable assets and disclosure requirements regarding depreciation accounting policies under AS-6.

1. ACCOUNTING OF
DEPRECATION
(AS PER AS-6)
REVISED1994
PRESENTED BY:
Swati motwani
Vashali vashishta
Suvasmita rout

2. INTRODUCTION OF DEPRECIATION
ACCOUNTING
The term depreciation denotes decreases in the value of fixed asset but
in terms of accounting it is referred as a decrease in the book value of
asset. Depreciation is a permanent and continuous decrease in the book
value of fixed assets due to use, effluxion of time, obsolescence etc.
it is treated as a non-cash expenditure.
Different accounting policies are used for depreciation are adopted by
different organizations or enterprises. Disclosure of accounting policies for
depreciation followed by an enterprises is necessary to appreciate in the
financial statements of the enterprises.
It is applicable to all depreciable assets, except items having special
consideration like:
a) Goodwill, land, livestock;
b) expenditure on research and development;
c) forest, plantation and similar regenerative natural resources etc.

3. DEFINITION OF DEPRECIATION
ACCOUNTING
ACCORDING TO B.G WICKERY:
“Depreciation may be defined as the permanent decrease in
the value of an asset through wear and tear in use or the
passage of time.”
It means depreciation denotes the permanent and continuing diminution
or decrease in the quality and quantity or value of asset due to wear and
tear , lapse of time, obsolescence, exhaustion or accident.

4. OBJECTIVE &
IMORTANCE
OF PROVIDING
DEPRECIATION
To ascertain
the net profit
or loss
properly
To show
assets at
correct
values in the
balance
sheet
True and fair
presentation
of financial
position
Reliability of
cost records
Provision for
replacement
of the asset
protection of
capital
Avoiding
over-
payment of
tax
To comply
with legal
requirements

5. Causes
of
DEPRECIATI
-ON
Constant use
of asset
Expiration of
legal rights
obsolescence
depletion
accidents
Natural causes
Permanent fall
in price

6. BASIC FACTOR OF
DEPRECIATION
Cost of an asset
Original cost of an asset =
cost price+ carriage freight +
installation exp. + custom
Duty + any other exp. during
transit
Estimated useful life of asset
Estimated residual or scrap value
of the asset
Installation charge
Dep. = (cost of mach. +
installation charges)- scrap
value/estimated useful life of
machinery
Change of obsolescence
Addition of assets
Capital expenditure
Adoption of statutory rules

7. METHODS OF DEPRECIATION
FIXED INSTALLATION
METHOD
DIMINISHING BALANCE
METHOD
ANNUITY METHOD

8.  Depreciation amount of a depreciable asset is its historical cost less
the residual value - historical cost is the amount of a cash or its
equivalent paid to acquire an asset. It includes installation and
commissioning as well as for additions to or improvement there of.
cost of assets- cost of acquisitions+ freight+ repairs and overhauling
charges in case of secondhand asset+ installation charged.
 Asset disposal account – when a part of the asset is sold or disposed
off, it is appropriate to open a new account called asset disposal
account. Method of according the entries in asset disposal account
will depend on the fact whether a provision for depreciation
account is maintained or not

9. DEPRECIABLE ASSETS ARE THOSE
ASSETS WHICH :
(ACC. TO AS-6)
 Are expected to be used during more than one accounting
period;
 Have a limited useful life; and
 Are held by an enterprises for use and not for the purpose of sale
in the ordinary course of business.

10. DISCLOSURE
The depreciation methods used, the total depreciation for the period
for each class of assets, the gross amount of each class of depreciable
assets and the related accumulated depreciation are disclosed in the
financial statements along with the disclosure of there accounting
policies. The depreciation rates or the useful lives of the assets are
disclosed only if they are different from the principal rates specified in
the statute governing the enterprise.

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