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mgm5
Level 1

How to Record Conversion of Vehicle to Personal Use

How do I properly convert a business vehicle to personal use? It was converted January 1st, with no business use for the year.

 

Here is an example, I am using round numbers to make it easy for me:

 

Purchase Price: $10,000

Prior MACRS Depreciation: $6,000 (It was depreciated for 3 out of 5 years)

Remaining Basis: $4,000

 

Should the Journal Entries be:

 

Vehicle Asset: Credit $10,000

Accumulated Depreciation: Debit $6,000

Owner Equity: Debit $4,000

 

Is there another journal entry that I need to make?

 

Should there be an entry for gain or loss to net income even though I am not receiving any money for this conversion?

3 Comments 3
Rustler
Level 15

How to Record Conversion of Vehicle to Personal Use

As long as your company is not taxed as a corporation, that journal entry will work, no additional entries are needed

mgm5
Level 1

How to Record Conversion of Vehicle to Personal Use

Thank you!

 

When I enter this information into TurboTax, it calculates the remaining basis as a loss.  Is that correct?

Rustler
Level 15

How to Record Conversion of Vehicle to Personal Use

Tax accounting is often different than just accounting, sorry I can not answer from the tax point of view

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