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    PracticeACCAACCA FA — Financial Accounting Practice Exam 4Question 14
    Hard2 marksMultiple Choice
    Recording Transactions and EventsSyllabus DRevaluationNon-current Assets

    ACCA · Question 14 · Recording Transactions and Events

    A real estate company owns a building that originally cost $500,000 and has accumulated depreciation of $100,000. The company decides to revalue the building to its current market value of $650,000. What is the correct double-entry to record this revaluation?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Debit Building Cost $150,000, Credit Revaluation Surplus $150,000.

    B.

    Debit Building Cost $150,000, Debit Accumulated Depreciation $100,000, Credit Revaluation Surplus $250,000.

    C.

    Debit Building Cost $250,000, Credit Statement of Profit or Loss $250,000.

    D.

    Debit Revaluation Surplus $250,000, Credit Building Cost $150,000, Credit Accumulated Depreciation $100,000.

    How to approach this question

    Determine the carrying amount (Cost - Acc Dep). Compare to the revalued amount to find the total gain. Eliminate the accumulated depreciation and adjust the cost to the new valuation.

    Full Answer

    B.Debit Building Cost $150,000, Debit Accumulated Depreciation $100,000, Credit Revaluation Surplus $250,000.✓ Correct
    Carrying amount = $500,000 - $100,000 = $400,000. Revalued amount = $650,000. Total revaluation gain = $250,000. The accounting entry is to eliminate the accumulated depreciation (Debit $100,000), increase the asset cost from $500,000 to $650,000 (Debit $150,000), and credit the Revaluation Surplus with the total gain ($250,000).

    Common mistakes

    Only adjusting the cost account and ignoring the accumulated depreciation (Option A).
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