What depreciation method does Aunt Millies Bakeries use for property, plant, and equipment?
Aunt_Millies_Bakeries Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Property, Plant and Equipment: Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company is depreciating land improvements over periods of 5 to 40 years, building and leasehold improvements over periods of the shorter of the lease term or 1 to 40 years, machinery and equipment over periods of 1 to 15 years, furniture and fixtures and computer hardware and software over periods of 3 to 20 years, and delivery and automotive equipment over a period of 1 - 5 years. Upon retirement or sale of assets, the cost of the disposed assets and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to income. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense; betterments and major renewals are capitalized.
The Company reviews the carrying value of property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. If these future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, then the carrying amount of the asset is written down to its fair value, based on the related estimated discounted future cash flows. The factors considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the property, plant and equipment is used and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 44–196)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aunt Millies Bakeries's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company uses the straight-line method to compute depreciation for its property, plant, and equipment. This method spreads the cost of an asset evenly over its estimated useful life.
The assets are depreciated over the following periods: land improvements over 5 to 40 years, buildings and leasehold improvements over the shorter of the lease term or 1 to 40 years, machinery and equipment over 1 to 15 years, furniture and fixtures and computer hardware and software over 3 to 20 years, and delivery and automotive equipment over 1 to 5 years.
Upon disposal of assets, Aunt Millies Bakeries removes the cost and related accumulated depreciation from its accounts, with any gain or loss being credited or charged to income. The company expenses maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals, while capitalizing betterments and major renewals. Aunt Millies Bakeries also reviews the carrying value of its assets for impairment, writing down the asset to its fair value if the expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value.