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Question - With reference to relevant legislation and case law, discuss and calculate what amount is allowed as a deduction for the decline in value of the machinery and the car discussed above, using both prime cost and diminishing value methods.

A. RK Co purchased a machine on 1st November 2020 at the cost of $110,000 (inclusive of GST) and exclusively used it to manufacture for the Co's production. The machine's effective life is ten years.

B. Andy purchased a Toyota car and use it 100% for business purpose on 1st October 2020 at the cost of $74,000 (inclusive GST), estimated to have a useful life of twelve years.

Answer -

A. In the prime cost method the same depreciation can be charged in each year for the purpose of taxation, as per the guidelines of ATO. This depreciation is calculated by using this formula: (Cost - residual value)/ number of years of life.

In the declining balance method depreciation rate for the purpose of taxation, as per the guidelines of ATO is 200%. Depreciation under this method is calculated on the written down value of the asset.

Prime cost method



Cost of the machine including GST

110000

Cost of the machine excluding GST (110000/1.1)

100000

Effective life of machine in years

10

Annual depreciation to be charged = Cost of machine / effective life

Annual depreciation

10000

Purchase date of the machine

1st November 2020

So in the first year depreciation is allowed for 8 months only

Depreciation in the first year

6666.667



Diminishing value method



Cost of the machine exclusive of GST

100000



Depreciation in the first year = Base value  * (number of days held in the year/ 365)*200%/10

In the first year

13150.68

base value at the beginning of second year (Base value at the beginning of first year - depreciation in the year)

86849.32

Depreciation in the second year

17369.86

base value at the end of 3rd year

69479.45

Depreciation

13895.89

Base value at the beginning of 5th year

55583.56

Depreciation in 5th year

11116.71

Base value at the beginning of sixth year

44466.85

Depreciation in 6th year

8893.37

Base value at the beginning of 7th year

35573.48

Depreciation in the 7th year

7114.696

Base value at the beginning of 8th year

28458.78

Depreciation in the 8th year

5691.757

Base value at the beginning of 9th year

22767.03

Depreciation in the 9th year

4553.405

Base value at the beginning of the 10th year

18213.62

Depreciation in the 10th year

3642.724

Base value at the beginning of 11th year

14570.9

Depreciation in first four months of the 11th year

971.3931

 

B. Prime cost method

Cost of the car inclusive of GST

74000

Cost of the car exclusive of GST (Cost/ 1.10)

67272.73

Effective life of machine in years

12

Annual depreciation to be charged = Cost of car / effective life

Annual depreciation

5606.061

Purchase date of the machine

1st October 2020

So in the first year depreciation is allowed for 9 months only

Depreciation in the first year

4204.545



Diminishing value method



Cost of the car exclusive of GST

67272.73



Depreciation in the first year = Base value  * (number of days held in the year/ 365)*200%/12

In the first year

8293.898

base value at the beginning of second year (Base value at the beginning of first year - depreciation in the year)

58978.83

Depreciation in the second year

9829.805

base value at the end of 3rd year

49149.02

Depreciation

8191.504

Base value at the beginning of 5th year

40957.52

Depreciation in 5th year

6826.253

Base value at the beginning of sixth year

34131.27

Depreciation in 6th year

5688.545

Base value at the beginning of 7th year

28442.72

Depreciation in the 7th year

4740.454

Base value at the beginning of 8th year

23702.27

Depreciation in the 8th year

3950.378

Base value at the beginning of 9th year

19751.89

Depreciation in the 9th year

3291.982

Base value at the beginning of the 10th year

16459.91

Depreciation in the 10th year

2743.318

Base value at the beginning of 11th year

13716.59

Depreciation in first four months of the 11th year

2286.098

Base value at the beginning of 12th year

11430.49

Depreciation in 12th year

1905.082

Base value at the beginning of 13th year

9525.41

Depreciation for the three months of 13th year

396.8921


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