Assume that a U.S.-based company is issuing securities to foreign investors who require financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. Thus, adjustments to convert
from U.S. GAAP to IFRS must be made. Ignore income taxes for given problem.
Parnell Company acquired construction equipment on January 1, 2017, at a cost of $78,400. The
equipment was expected to have a useful life of six years and a residual value of $10,000 and is being depreciated on a straight-line basis. On January 1, 2018, the equipment was appraised and determined to have a fair value of $74,500, a salvage value of $10,000, and a remaining useful life
of five years. In measuring property, plant, and equipment subsequent to acquisition under IFRS, Parnell would opt to use the revaluation model in IAS 16.
a. Determine the appropriate accounting for this equipment for the years ending December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, under (1) U.S. GAAP and (2) IFRS.
b. Prepare the entry(ies) that Parnell would make on the December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, conversion worksheets to convert U.S. GAAP balances to IFRS.