Anyone here an accountant?

el1 · Apr 9, 2008

need some help with an accounting related topic

mockingbird131313 · Apr 9, 2008

el1 said:
need some help with an accounting related topic

If the question is, "does grow lights for my grow operation count as a business expense?". I don't think so. But hey, that's just me talking. I am no accountant, but post the question. You are likely to get a quilified answer, from someone here.

el1 · Apr 9, 2008

ok here it is , if i have a building that costs $250,000 and the depreciation rate is a standard 2.5% per year , what is the residual value of the building?

capncash · Apr 9, 2008

how many years

el1 · Apr 9, 2008

it doesn't say , all it says is the business was started ''a couple'' of years ago

i figure
$250,000 * 0.025 = 6250
$250,000-6250=$243,750<-- being the residual value of one year

Hows that look?

250wpride · Apr 9, 2008

looks like it dosnt belong in the growing section but could just be me

capncash · Apr 9, 2008

there is something fishy about that question like is there a max depreciation is it straight line depreciation or can you take it all in one year?

panhead · Apr 9, 2008

el1 said:
ok here it is , if i have a building that costs $250,000 and the depreciation rate is a standard 2.5% per year , what is the residual value of the building?

$147 MILLION if you use the same math table the police use when they bust a grow op with 6 plants & 2 cfl's.

el1 · Apr 9, 2008

for real lol , police are always like
" Today a criminal organisations marijuana plantations were discovered containing 6 plants each worth 6 million on the street"

Wish i knew who they sold theirs to!

el1 · Apr 9, 2008

capncash said:
there is something fishy about that question like is there a max depreciation is it straight line depreciation or can you take it all in one year?

Its straight line depreciation

smokinjs · Apr 9, 2008

well if you divide the residual amount by 13 then add 6 times that amount of two months time, then multiply that number by 658, then subtract 23 to the total equation and what do you get. a common denominator of 34 divided by 19. which everyone knows is 8,990,098. im not totally 100% on that, but im pretty sure.

jondog123 · Apr 9, 2008

el1 said:
it doesn't say , all it says is the business was started ''a couple'' of years ago

i figure
$250,000 * 0.025 = 6250
$250,000-6250=$243,750<-- being the residual value of one year

Hows that look?

Not quite. The residual value is the remaining value of an asset after it has been fully depreciated over its useful life. If in the problem you were given the straight line method for depreciation and knew its useful life, then you can calculate the residual value. Having the cost of the asset and the depreciation rate does nothing for you without useful life.

What you calculated above is called book value (cost minus accumulated depreciation)

el1 · Apr 9, 2008

jondog123 said:
Not quite. The residual value is the remaining value of an asset after it has been fully depreciated over its useful life. If in the problem you were given the straight line method for depreciation and knew its useful life, then you can calculate the residual value. Having the cost of the asset and the depreciation rate does nothing for you without useful life.

What you calculated above is called book value (cost minus accumulated depreciation)

Thank you for an actual answer , not a stupid answer from someone with half a brain, ill have to go find out what the bloody usefull life is , cheers mate.

Also sorry for posting in this area i wasnt sure where to post.This seems to have done the trick anywho.

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