Current issues of accounting of non-current assets depreciation

Abstract

The subject of the research is theoretical principles and practical proposals for the improvement and development of methods and accounting of depreciation and depreciation charge based on the requirements of tax accounting and national accounting standards. The purpose of the article is to identify the problems of accounting for the justification of proposals concerning grouping methods, determination of fixed assets depreciation and depreciation charge based on tax accounting, and national accounting standards harmonization. The methodological bases of the article are general scientific (dialectical, historical, monographic, system-structural), general economic (statistical and economic, groupings), special accounting (double entry, accounting, balance) research methods. The results of the article. It is generalized that fixed assets for accounting and depreciation are divided into certain groups according to the substantiated methods. Accounting problems are related to inconsistencies in regulatory and methodological support and can be resolved based on the harmonization of tax accounting and national accounting standards. Field of application of results. The results can be used in the management of enterprises and in the educational process of secondary special and higher education institutions in training the specialists in economics and accounting. Conclusions. Therefore, in the absence of clear criteria on which the choice of depreciation method for the relevant group of fixed assets should be based, it is likely that the enterprise may provide inaccurate information about its fixed assets and other non-current assets. Therefore, for this purpose, a centralized procedure for determining the liquidation value of fixed assets and other non-current assets should be introduced, as well as clear Regulations on the choice of depreciation method should be developed at the legislative level.