Low value items

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My client purchased a printer for rs 4500.generally we would write off in the same year as it does not exceed rs 5000.my doubt is wheather should it be written as revenue expenditure or first capitalise it and subsequently written off entire amount as depreciation in the year of purchase?

suggest me as  which should be done in p&l a/c as per accounting? and as well as per income tax act 1956?

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It is to be booked as revenue exp directly
It will be treated as revenue exp..

Hi nuli'

see there is two thing for sure firstly it is covered the defination of Fixed Asset as per AS 10 and it has one then one year life But at the same time it is less then Rs. 5,000 value and as per sch. XIV of companies Act it can be written of f 100% in the same year i.e. year of purchase.

As per best accounting practice firstly it should be capitalized and enter into FAR then it should be written off in the same year i.e. year of purchase of that asset. 

The advantage of this practice is that it track the physical position of entity's fixed asset with the help of updated Fixed Asset Register (FAR). Otherwise it could not enter in FAR and unable to track it.

On the other hand , in taxation we have to capitlized these type of low value of asset even if the value of the asset is less than Rs. 5,000 and charge dep. according to specified rate under income tax Act.

Hope all experts agree with me !!!!! 

agree with Basha

 

Originally posted by : Basha

Hi nuli'

see there is two thing for sure firstly it is covered the defination of Fixed Asset as per AS 10 and it has one then one year life But at the same time it is less then Rs. 5,000 value and as per sch. XIV of companies Act it can be written of f 100% in the same year i.e. year of purchase.

As per best accounting practice firstly it should be capitalized and enter into FAR then it should be written off in the same year i.e. year of purchase of that asset. 

The advantage of this practice is that it track the physical position of entity's fixed asset with the help of updated Fixed Asset Register (FAR). Otherwise it could not enter in FAR and unable to track it.

On the other hand , in taxation we have to capitlized these type of low value of asset even if the value of the asset is less than Rs. 5,000 and charge dep. according to specified rate under income tax Act.

Hope all experts agree with me !!!!! 

i am supprting your answer not because of last line but because of correct answer provided by you

hope this will help all other members as well
 

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