Can i capitalize training

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Is this part of the building cost to be capitalized? Dear Silvia, thanks for the excellent article. It answered all my questions and gave me insight in matter of labor costs capitalisation. Keep up the good work! Dear Silvia, i received one question from our IT department and it is how to threat project manager hours spent on project.

Project manager work tasks are coordinating the project, defining work procedures, processes, rules, documentation, leading meetings, following up on due dates. Under which stage in development process can we categorize project manager working hours and can we capitalize it? Thank you!

Please read that article I linked here for more info. Thank you Silvia for your valuable article. My question related to Commettees meeting costs of LNG project construction. Can such commrttees expenditures be capitalized as part of project PPE? Hi Silvia Thank you for the useful information.

I know you repeated yourself many times saying that Training costs are not to be capitalised, however my situation is a bit different. Our company has an intangible assets: some internally developed standards and they create a number of items to people to understand how and when to use them. So, let say we developed user guides and videos. Do we capitalise these costs as a separate asset with the benefit being reduced training costs , which will be obtained for the period over 12 months, or do we expense them?

Dear Silvia, thanks for the valuable sharing. Another question I would like to ask is whether the legal fee for banking facility and stamp duty incurred on charge can be capitalised to land and building? Legal fee for banking facility — I guess for loan taken to finance the acquisition — cannot be directly capitalized, only within the capitalized borrowing cost under IAS 23 if you treat this fee as a part of interest cost by the effective interest method. Stamp duty — again, this depends what it relates to, e.

Also will the following fall under cost : i. Hi John, training shall not be capitalized because you do not have control of your employees. As for your items, ii in general can be capitalized, iii — not unless it is qualifying asset under IAS 23, i — not sure what the maintenance is for. How about payments by the bldg owner to tenants such as squatters of an old bldg to induce them to vacate, because the owner of the old bldg will demolish the old bldg and will construct a new one.

Hi Silvia, Asset Department employees who are their main duty is to select appropriate assets and ensure that each assets will reach in the site in proper time. In other word, they are directly attributed to bring the assets. Now, the benefits paid to them can be capitalized? Yes, salaries of the employees working directly on bringing the assets to the desired location and condition are directly attributable cost, however make sure they are reasonably apportioned and allocated.

I am speaking in general now. Thank you Silvia. How about a expenses on a major renovation work on building that will enhance the building and provide a longer useful life.

Hi Lamin, it depends on the specific expenses, but in general yes, because extending the useful life means improved performance and increased capacity of that asset. Will it be considered part of the cost of the structure? Taking insurance is compulsory for construction project and I would like to ask from you whether we can capitalize these insurance cost.

Hi Silvia, For an intercompany IC recharges, the bought and sold normally should be book IC with affiliates in the bought and sold accounts. If we agree to capitalize the costs, locally capitalizing the bought cost as fixed assets and amortizing down along 12 months, how can we done with keeping the IC bought in place to reflect the IC recharges? By using our website, you agree to the use of our cookies.

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Harish prasad Joshi August 13, at pm Mam, Thank you very much. Harish prasad Joshi August 13, at pm Thanks mam, I understand that. Shikha Gupta June 23, at pm Thanks for the clarity. I would like you to give us some detail knowledge about consolidation of account. Lim Yuan Sing June 24, at am I was wondering whether under IFRS 16, the amortization charge on right of use of land during construction can be capitalized as part of the building costs.

Silvia M. Muhammad Jamil June 24, at am Really very useful article. Tendai Mugwagwa June 24, at am Informative article which can easily be understood. This article will go a long way in aiding me. June 25, at am Hi Syed, see, there are different approaches to this and maybe you would be able to justify it — it also depends on your own legislation and your auditors.

Rasan June 25, at am Can we capitalize the LC charges incurred on a loan which is taken to finance a asset? July 6, at pm Dear Rasan, what are LC charges? Biljana June 25, at pm Hi Silvia, can we capitalyse costs for or converting the use of an asset from one to another use?

Ikem June 27, at am What is the adavantage of capitalizing travel expenses in an account, especially Tax account? July 6, at pm Ikem, it depends on the situation of a particular company. Harrison Ojajuni June 27, at pm Appreciate the examples used to simplified the topic. Simeon June 28, at am Wonderfully written Silvia…. Richmond Jallah June 28, at pm Thanks Silvia- this article has cleared doubts i had and a bit confusion. Chris July 8, at am Thanks for the examples.

July 8, at am Yes. Binu Sam January 12, at am Hi Silvia, i am a bit confused here. Ramfis Varela July 27, at pm Can we capitalize subsequent legal fees costs or claims for an arbitration process directly attributable to a construction or building that is capable of operating in the manner intended by management?

Mark Tan August 12, at am Great lesson that is to the point! Nalini Bajracharya September 20, at am Hey Silvia, Could you please tell me if we can capitalise the hotel cost of the consultant who has come to develop a software. September 22, at am Nalini, please look above to the article, I think I explained this issue. Michel P October 1, at pm Hi Silvia, thank you for your clear and very complete summary. P October 19, at am We have a couple of engineers directing and coordinating the building of a new facility.

October 19, at am Hi Frank, they can be capitalized — well, as apportioned on some reasonable basis, because they are not general admin overheads. December 6, at am Dear Yulias, as I wrote in the above article, you might find a good argument for capitalizing travel expenses — in some cases, they can be seen as the cost of service, but it needs to be assessed case by case. Shardhanand Gopaul December 6, at pm Hi Silvia Thanks for your clear and simple explanations. Mostafa January 31, at pm Hi Silvia Lets say that we have signed a contract for a new software for CU 10, CU 8, for the software and CU 2, for implementation, training and 6-month support.

How, in your opinion, to treat this CU 2,? February 1, at am Hi Mostafa, you can capitalize implementation, but not the training it is excluded and not 6-month support it is not necessary to bring the software to use.

Mostafa February 2, at pm Thanks Silvia for giving your opinion. February 3, at am Dear Mostafa, maybe you could ask your supplier to help you.

Sufian Mahmood August 26, at pm From you to Mr. I kindly request you please clarify me Thanks Suresh sambu. June 30, at pm Hi Neha, did you rent the premises especially for this project? Alex August 1, at am If cost such as legal costs, employee salaries incurred to rezone a property and the value subsequently have risen as a result, should we be able to capitalise rezoning costs or expense? August 2, at am Alex, IAS 16 par. Alex August 2, at am Thank you.

Nasar August 9, at am Consultancy service expenses for customer service enhancement can be capitalized? August 9, at am Hi Nasar, unless you can attribute these expenses to specific asset tangible or intangible , or you are able to attribute these expenses to the specific contract with your customer, then in general no.

Sanam August 10, at am Hi Silvia! August 12, at pm Hi Sanam, this is not a relocation of an asset itself. Muhamamd August 13, at pm Hi i would like to know that if you are expected to relocate a school that is on the property you have purchased and will allow for the PPE item that you will construct after demolishing the school to have the most effecient path should it be capitalised or expensed?

Riel August 22, at pm Hi Silvia, Just want to ask if you can capitalize consultancy fees in relation to a project? August 27, at pm Hi Riel, as soon as you are creating a PPE or an intangible asset, then yes, you can capitalize consultancy fees. Thanks David. Junaid Ansari September 16, at am Hi Silvia We have hired consultant for installation of machines. September 27, at am Because they do not relate to bringing the asset in the desired condition and location.

September 28, at am This is a very common argument, but it is not generally accepted. Mira October 12, at pm Hi Silvia, could you advise on the following. October 23, at am Hi Sella, if they are initial transportation costs from the supplier to the place of operation , then yes, you can capitalize. Andra November 3, at am Hi Silvia, we are moving a machine from one plant we closed to another plant which still operates.

I am unsure if some of the cost can be capitalized: — dismantling and transportation cost at the closed plant — dismantling cost of old machine at the new site where the transdered machine has to be set-up — some repairs to make the machine work properly Thanks for your advise.

Mello November 8, at am Hi, We have acquired an asset in the beginning of year through a mortgage bond, later in the year we decided to move the bond from one bank to another, therefore we incurred legal fees. November 8, at am Expense, because they are not the initial transaction cost. Karen Damiano November 10, at pm Hi Silvia thanks for your very informative article. Ted Lee November 11, at am Hi Silvia, our company just bought a land to build an expansion of our offices.

Jen November 14, at am raw and packaging materials used during test run can be capitalised? Simon November 20, at am Hi Silvia, I am wondering if it is possible to capitalize recruitment and training cost as part of the mobilization cost under a contract i.

November 20, at am Hi Simon, no, sorry. John December 27, at pm Hi Silva, Great job you are doing. Maria January 18, at pm Hi Silvia, Thanks for very informative explanation.

Mohamed March 5, at am Hi Silvia, Many thanks for the above useful information, but I have one more question in regards finance cost. Tashi April 11, at am Hi Silvia, Thank you for the article, Can you please let me know if we can capitalise the cost of compensation paid to outsiders for their assets old building where we are going to construct a new building. Sona April 12, at pm Dear Silvia. Silvia April 12, at pm Hi Sona, as I understand, the material is used to produce the parts to make sure that the bending machine works properly, is that right?

Cielo Abril April 24, at pm Hi Silvia, Can the cost of leasing a vehicle to access a construction site be capitalized? Silvia June 20, at am Hi Lyndsey, I believe that no because these fees are not directly attributable to bringing the vessel into its intended location and condition… I would say they are attributable to the dispute itself.

Mothipitla October 1, at pm Hi, in our company we do a lot of mega projects like building power stations so sometime we are required to make strategic donations to the community or area that we building the power station in, without this donations, the project will not proceed.

Dallin L. Silvia May 16, at am OK OK — I have not responded it because I would be always repeating the same stuff that I have already mentioned in many places here in this website. Silvia May 21, at pm Unless they meet the definition of an intangible asset development stage, to be more precise or can be directly attributed to some PPE under IAS 16, then they are expense.

Giva October 2, at pm Hi Silvia, I recently got a question about whether or not we can capitalize well insurance costs. Silvia October 3, at am Hi Giva, I described my opinion up in the article and well, I have nothing else to say. Nitin October 17, at am Security agencies Fee will be Capitalized or not when it is related to new Plant and provide Safety for construction Material.

Stephen October 23, at am Hello Silvia, thanks for your article, please I want to know whether construction labour can be capitalized.

Silvia October 23, at am Hi Stephen, yes, if it is the labor of the employees involved in the construction itself not administrative employees. Mayer October 29, at am HI, Can you capitalized depreciation of a vehicle used during construction? Silvia October 29, at am Hi Mayer, yes, if the vehicle is used in the construction process, yes.

Daniel November 21, at pm Hi Silvia, we are constructing a building for sale for the past 5 years and we have been capitalising the annual property tax that we have to pay for this.