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JulienJ
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Sold fixed asset to vendor

What are the entries for selling a fixed asset to a vendor in exchange credit on future goods and services (freight)?

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Julien

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Rainflurry
Level 13

Sold fixed asset to vendor

@JulienJ 

 

You will need to create a journal entry to remove the asset, close out the accumulated depreciation taken, record the A/P vendor credit (debit entry in QB), and book the difference to gain/loss.  For example, let's assume you had a fixed asset with an original cost of $10K, you took $5K in depreciation and you sold it to the vendor for $7.5K.  The journal entry to record that is: 

 

 DebitCredit
Accumulated Depreciation (to close the amount taken on fixed asset)5,000 
Accounts Payable (vendor credit to be applied to future bills)7,500 
     Fixed Asset (to close) 10,000
     Gain on sale of fixed asset - other income to balance (debit if loss, credit if gain) 2,500

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Rainflurry
Level 13

Sold fixed asset to vendor

@JulienJ 

 

You will need to create a journal entry to remove the asset, close out the accumulated depreciation taken, record the A/P vendor credit (debit entry in QB), and book the difference to gain/loss.  For example, let's assume you had a fixed asset with an original cost of $10K, you took $5K in depreciation and you sold it to the vendor for $7.5K.  The journal entry to record that is: 

 

 DebitCredit
Accumulated Depreciation (to close the amount taken on fixed asset)5,000 
Accounts Payable (vendor credit to be applied to future bills)7,500 
     Fixed Asset (to close) 10,000
     Gain on sale of fixed asset - other income to balance (debit if loss, credit if gain) 2,500

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