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What is ARO (Asset Retirement Obligataion) and how do we record it in our financials?

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Question ajoutée par Omar Shalaby CPA , BANKING ANALYST , CANADIAN WESTERN BANK., EDMONTON/ALBERTA
Date de publication: 2018/04/15
Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD)
par Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) , University Lecturer, Freelancer Consultant and Trainer for Int'l Business & Banking TF. , FreeLancer

Thanks for invitation,

ARO: Is an asset retirement obligation , it is a liability associated with the eventual retirement of a fixed asset. The liability is commonly a legal requirement to return a site to its previous condition.

ARO., is recorded in accounting system as follows:

I- Up Initiating:

Dr. Asset ( Face Value )

Cr. Asset Retirement Obligations ( Face Value )

II- To Record Interest:

Dr. Interest Expense

Cr. Asset Retirement Obligations

III- Upon Payment:

Dr. Asset Retirement Obligations 

Cr. Cash.

 

 

Rabe Cipaul Cane
par Rabe Cipaul Cane , Financial Analyst , San Miguel Brewery Inc.

An asset retirement obligation (ARO) is a liability associated with the eventual retirement of a fixed asset. The liability is commonly a legal requirement to return a site to its previous condition. A business should recognize the fair value of an ARO when it incurs the liability and if it can make a reasonable estimate of the fair value of the ARO. If a fair value is not initially obtainable, recognize the ARO at a later date, when the fair value becomes available.If a company acquires a fixed asset to which an ARO is attached, recognize a liability for the ARO as of the fixed asset acquisition date. Recognizing this liability as soon as possible gives the readers of a company's financial statements a better grasp of the true state of its obligations, especially since ARO liabilities can be quite large. Source: https://www.accountingtools.com/articles//5/5/asset-retirement-obligation