Capital/Revenue

1st year insurance premium on plant & machinery is a capital expenditure and should be capitalised.

I believe the treatment of first year premium depends on whether it is incurred as part of costs or as incidental expenses. For example when an asset is purchased and the payment to supplier includes insurance premium also then there is no question of charging the same to revenue whereas, the asset is purchased and put to use ans sbusequently insurance is taken then it has to go to the revenue only. Please note that any change in the cost of capital asset after the same is ready for use has to satisfy the conditions specified in this behalf. Thus once the asset is capitalised no payment will be generally capitalised. In the instant case the querist has to clearly understand whether it is paid before being ready for use or put to use. Capitalise only in the case of former.

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