Prepare journal entries to reflect revaluation of the asset


An asset having a cost of $100 000 and accumulated depreciation of $20 000 is revalued to $120 000 at the beginning of the year. Depreciation for the year is based on the revalued amount and the remaining useful life of eight years. Shareholders' equity, before adjusting for the above revaluation and subsequent depreciation, is as follows:
$
Share capital 300 000
Revaluation surplus 45 000
Capital profits reserve 85 000
Retained earnings 70 000
500 000
Required
Prepare journal entries to reflect the revaluation of the asset and the subsequent depreciation of the revalued asset. Which of the equity accounts would be affected directly or indirectly by the revaluation?

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Accounting Basics: Prepare journal entries to reflect revaluation of the asset
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