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PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 5 - PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT
    March 31, 2012     Accumulated     March 31, 2012  
    Cost     Depreciation     Net  
Buildings   $ 5,366,751     $ 1,822,723     $ 3,544,028  
Computer hardware     104,840       83,250       21,590  
Furniture and fixtures     28,334       20,947       7,387  
Office equipment     23,884       20,152       3,732  
Manufacturing equipment     5,944,012       2,110,428       3,833,584  
Trailer     17,308       12,797       4,511  
Technology     136,953       6,848       130,105  
Truck     11,920       8,705       3,215  
Land     477,828             477,828  
    $ 12,111,830     $ 4,085,850     $ 8,025,980  

 

 

    December 31, 2011     Accumulated     December 31, 2011  
    Cost     Depreciation     Net  
Buildings   $ 3,216,859     $ 1,731,782     $ 1,485,077  
Plant under construction and equipment     5,520,598             5,520,598  
Computer hardware     103,614       80,475       23,139  
Furniture and fixtures     27,953       20,268       7,685  
Office equipment     23,427       19,573       3,854  
Manufacturing equipment     2,447,864       1,900,110       547,754  
Trailer     27,447       20,260       7,187  
Technology     134,327             134,327  
Truck     11,691       8,283       3,408  
Land     472,485             472,485  
    $ 11,986,265     $ 3,780,751     $ 8,205,514  

 

Amount of depreciation expense for three months ended March 31, 2012: $306,548 (2011: $81,153)

 

The following capitalized costs pertaining to the Company’s new plant in Taber, Alberta are classified as Plant Under Construction and Equipment at December 31, 2011 and included contracted costs and supplies. The Company began depreciating the Plant and Equipment as of January 1, 2012.

 

    December 31, 2011 Cost  
       
Building   $ 1,040,078  
Building improvements     1,068,606  
Manufacturing equipment     3,411,914  
    $ 5,520,598  

 

The following carrying amount of capital assets held by Flexible Solutions Ltd. serves as collateral for the AFSC loan. (See Note 9b):

 

Land   $ 278,735  
Building     1,030,400  
Building improvements     1,062,252  
Manufacturing equipment     3,363,100  
Trailer     4,511  
Truck     3,215  
Technology     130,105