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FA – Nov 2023 – L1 – SA – Q17 – Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (IAS 16)
Describe the treatment of asset and accumulated depreciation accounts upon disposal.
Question
When a non-current asset is disposed of, what is the typical situation regarding the asset account and the accumulated depreciation account in the general ledger?
- A. Both the asset account and the accumulated depreciation account will be closed to zero
- B. The asset account will have a closing balance, but the accumulated depreciation account will be closed to zero
- C. The asset account will be closed to zero, but the accumulated depreciation account will have a closing balance
- D. Both the asset account and the accumulated depreciation account will have closing balances to carry forward
- E. Neither the asset account nor the accumulated depreciation account will have a zero closing balance
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