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Buy nowI have recently sold a fixed asset that appreciated in value. On all my other sales of fixed assets, I was selling at a loss. Example, on sales where I received a loss, I entered a credit $100.00 in the Fixed Asset account, then I entered a credit to category Cash Account of the sales price $80.00, and then a credit to category Loss on Disposal of Goods. In this case the cash received in the sale + the credit to loss account = the original fixed asset price.
Now that I've sold a fixed asset that has appreciated in value, how do I structure the journal entry, as the credits and debits need to equal out on the journal entry?
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When you sell a fixed asset with a gain, it looks like this:
Debit | Credit | |
Cash (sale price) | XXX | |
Accumulated Depreciation (to close) | XXX | |
Fixed Asset (to close - original cost) | XXX | |
Gain on sale (Other income) | XXX |
When you sell a fixed asset with a gain, it looks like this:
Debit | Credit | |
Cash (sale price) | XXX | |
Accumulated Depreciation (to close) | XXX | |
Fixed Asset (to close - original cost) | XXX | |
Gain on sale (Other income) | XXX |
Thanks.
I think more than anything, I needed verification that I was doing it right. Thanks @Rainflurry for your help!!!
Hello, Rainflurry.
I appreciate you for always sharing your knowledge about QuickBooks. This will definitely help other users as well in the future. Please keep on posting here in the Community.
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