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Question
An item of plant was purchased for ₦300,000 on January 1, 2017. Its expected useful life was estimated to be ten years with nil residual value. The asset was depreciated on a straight-line basis. However, a review on December 31, 2018, showed that, due to technological changes, the useful life of the plant is only five years in total. The plant has a remaining useful life of three years. The adjustment under IAS 8 is:
A. Change in accounting estimate
B. Change in accounting policy
C. Correction of error
D. Retrospective adjustment
E. Reclassification of non-current asset
Answer
Answer:
A. Change in accounting estimate
Explanation:
IAS 8 prescribes that changes in depreciation resulting from revisions to estimates, such as useful life, are treated as changes in accounting estimates, which are applied prospectively.
- Tags: Accounting Changes, Depreciation, IAS 8
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Accounting Concepts
- Series: MAY 2022
- Uploader: Kwame Aikins