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Hello All,
I wanted to run an entry past you guys to ensure I have accounted for it properly on the books and for taxes. All input is appreciated.
2022 S-Corp 100% owner purchases a business vehicle for S-Corp that they will also be used to some extent in another wholly owned company of theirs but will be 100% business use between the two companies. Owner wanted to trade personal vehicle toward purchase. Prior years the companies paid mileage to owner for business use (as entry to expense and reduction of draws). S corp purchased vehicle from owner at the trade in value and then traded it for business vehicle with GVWR of 6035-6300lbs. No depreciation had been taken in prior years on the personal vehicle for which mileage was paid. I do not know if the "mileage" was reported as income on the personal return (should it have been?).
Vehicle Price $61,000.00
1 Yr connect & Protect 700.00
Nitrogen 175.00
Window Tint 600.00
Selling Price $62,475.00
Less Trade 9,500.00
Taxable total $52,975.00
Sales Tax 4,396.93
Tire Disposal 5.00
Doc Fee 500.00
License/Reg/Transfer 875.00
Drive train warranty 999.00 72 months/100,000 miles
service contract 4,558.00 72 months/100,000 miles
Total Due 64,308.93 amount of check written to dealership
Entries: DR CR
Vehicles (asset) 9,500.00 purchase by company
Checking 9,500.00 recorded by check written
Prepaid Exp 999.00 warranty
Prepaid Exp 4,558.00 service contract
Prepaid Exp 758.10 1yr connect & protect plus tax
Office Exp 500.00 Doc Fee
Vehicle Exp 194.53 Tire Disposal + Nitrogen (plus tax)
Licenses/Registrations 875.00
Vehicle asset 56,424.30
Checking $64,308.93
Total in Vehicle Asset account $65,924.30 (61,600+5112.8 ST - 788.50 ST on trade)
No gain or loss on trade
Then expense one month for each of the three prepaid expenses.
Then for taxes - $27,000 section 179 and remained expensed through bonus depreciation for 100% deduction.
Does this all look correct?
Thanks for your help
Oh, one other question. Would I then have a receivable on the S corp from the other business for the mileage that business used? Would that change the ability to take the full depreciation on the S Corp?
Your journal entry is off a bit. You only have the new vehicle asset basis at ~$56K, but the sale price alone was $61K before taxes and the other items that should be capitalized into the cost. Your journal entry needs to include a debit to the new vehicle asset and a credit to the old vehicle asset for $9,500. That adds $9,500 to the new vehicle's basis and removes the old vehicle from the books.
IMO, your tax/receivable questions are beyond the scope of this forum. There are tax forums for that and your CPA obviously. As far as the Section 179 deduction, be aware that taking it reduces your tax basis in your S-corp. That can have unintended consequences down the road as I recently discovered when selling a couple of S-corps. It's just a good idea to run these things by your CPA - assuming they are knowledgeable in S-corp taxation. Not all are.
Thank you for your reply. On the JE, I just didn't show the removal of the old as removing it and adding the tradi in value back to the new ended up with the same balance in the asset account.
Thanks for the heads up on basis, I'll look into that
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