Capital work in progress

A fixed asset shall be capitalised and depreciation is chargeable on it if they are "Ready to put to use". If the asset was ready to put to use in F.Y. 2012-13, it should be capitalised in that F.Y. only and cannot be treated as capital work in progress irrespective of whether it was put to use or not.

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CA. Simarpreet Singh Gulati

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the payments mentioned above are advance payments for making the furniture, the furniture was not ready to put to use in F.Y.2012-13.

does it still attract depreciation or can it be classified as capital work in progress?

In your case, you can treat it as work in progress. But no depreciation shall be charged on it as it is not yet capitalised. No depreciation can be charged on work in progress as per AS-6.

As per Accounting Standard 6, Depreciation Accounting Para 3.1..........

Depreciation is a measure of the wearing out, consumption or other loss of value of a depreciable asset arising from use, efflux of time or obsolescence through technology or market changes.   In your case since the furniture is under construction, it will be shown under the head Fixed Assets as Capital Work in Progress but no depreciation will be charged.