Revaluation using the gross method

Revaluation using the gross method

Bay City Auto purchased specialised diagnostic equipment for the EVs at a cost of $4,500,000 on 1 April 2020. The equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over a period of 10 years to a zero residual value. At the end of the current financial reporting period (31 March 2022), the fair value of the equipment is deemed to be $3,000,000. The equipment will be revalued using the gross method.

Task:

Revaluation using the gross method

Provide a journal entry at 31 March 2022 for the revaluation of the equipment using the gross method. Show your workings.

Scenario: Bay City Auto Bay City Auto is a luxury car dealership operating in Hawkes Bay. They sell new and used cars and have a service and parts division. They hold the sole dealership for one luxury European brand and two mid-range brands. One of the mid-range brands has totally electric vehicles (EVs). They have a marine division based in both Hawkes Bay and Auckland which sells and services leisure craft. Bay City Auto owns the Hawkes Bay land and buildings and leases the Auckland buildings. The Hawkes Bay site has an adjacent investment property which houses a separate warehouse. This is on a separate title and is leased out. In order to hold the dealership for the EVs, Bay City Auto had to buy specialised equipment and alter the workshop so the new equipment would fit in, as well as install an EV charging station. This was a requirement from the brand owner. They have specified a quick charging station and require all EV s in for servicing to be charged before the cars are returned to the customer. They also had to retrain half of their technicians so servicing could be completed on the EVs. This new equipment meant that management is now making decisions about where and when to dispose of the old equipment. Since Covid the supply of new vehicles has become uncertain. This is due to the global semiconductor shortage squeezing the supply of microchips necessary in car manufacture. Every manufacturer has faced delays in production and for two of Bay City Auto's brands, manufacturing has been temporarily shut down. The war in Ukraine has disrupted the global supply of neon gas, which is used to make semiconductors. This has resulted in a large reduction of new vehicles available for sale and has pushed up the price of used vehicles. New vehicle sales are far below forecast and the cost of stock holdings for used vehicles has reduced available cash. The Clean Car rebate came into effect on 1 July 2021 and until 31 March 2022, provided fixed rebates (for eligible new and used light electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) after they are registered in New Zealand for the first time. This meant an increase in demand for the EVs Bay City Auto sells. Bay City Auto has found it difficult to meet the demand because of global supply issues. Boat orders have been far in excess of original forecasts, but worldwide shipping delays have meant that customers are waiting up to 6 months for their boats to arrive. Bay City Auto has a 31 March financial year-end and uses a discount rate of 5\%. You have been appointed as CFO and are responsible for dealing with the accounting treatment of the scenarios outlined in the case study