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cthbodaux432
Level 1

Sale of Land owned by business

My company bought a piece of land in the hopes of using it as a parking area.  We are a service industry and was going to use that land to garage our vehicles.  As it turns out, along the way, things happened and we did NOT turn it into a parking facility.

 

WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO RECORD THE SALE OF THIS LAND?

 

The company purchased it outright (cash sale) and was never depreciated.

 

I am NOT a savvy QB Desktop user and could use the step by step instructions---HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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cthbodaux432
Level 1

Sale of Land owned by business

SORRY, I MEANT TO ADD.................

 

We sold this piece of land on 1/26/22....................

AbegailS_
QuickBooks Team

Sale of Land owned by business

Hi there, @cthbodaux432.

 

I'm here to help you record your land sale. 

 

You should have the property listed as a fixed asset, with an associated accumulated accumulated depreciation account.

 

Here's how:

  1. Let's create a Fixed Asset Account for the land, by going to the Accountant menu. 
  2. Click Chart of Accounts and hit New. 
  3. Select Fixed Assets
  4. Enter the name and description for the account
  5. Choose the Detail Type.

 

Next, create an equity account named  unrealized gain/loss.

 

For the best advice on how you can record it, I recommend consulting your accountant. If you don't have one, no worries you can look for a Pro-Advisor near your area using our Find an Accountant tool.

 

Feel free to get back to me if you need further assistance in recording your sales. Have a great day. 

 

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