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ann5025
May 22, 2009, 01:37 PM
How would I book this transaction:
Sold an Inventory asset that has fully depreciated. Received cash
But I need to get the asset off the books as well
Received Cash: DR Cash
Income from Sales: CR Inventory Sales Income
COS:
Cost of sales from inventory(Original Cost Basis): CR Inventory
Depreciation: DR Accumulated Depreciation
And if not fully depreciated the difference is booked to Gain/Loss from the sale of an asset.
Is this correct?
morgaine300
May 24, 2009, 12:53 AM
Could you please explain what an "inventory asset" that is being charged off to COGS and is being depreciated. Doesn't work that way.
Inventory is something for resale and you don't depreciate it. If it's a depreciable asset (used in the company and not for re-sale), then you don't use COGS.
Can you please tell us what this asset is first?
ann5025
Jun 3, 2009, 02:34 PM
Could you please explain what an "inventory asset" that is being charged off to COGS and is being depreciated. Doesn't work that way.
Inventory is something for resale and you don't depreciate it. If it's a depreciable asset (used in the company and not for re-sale), then you don't use COGS.
Can you please tell us what this asset is first?
Sorry,
I actually had two questions.
1)Sale of an inventory asset
Dr-Cash Cr- Inventory Sales income
Cr- Inventory Dr- COS Inventory
2) Sale of an asset that is depreciated
Dr - Cash ($$ Received) Cr-Asset Account (value of asset)
Cr- A/D for this specific asset Dr/Cr -Balance to Gain/Loss on Sale of an asset.
morgaine300
Jun 4, 2009, 12:42 AM
Sorry,
I actually had two questions.
1)Sale of an inventory asset
Dr-Cash Cr- Inventory Sales income
Cr- Inventory Dr- COS Inventory
2) Sale of an asset that is depreciated
Dr - Cash ($$ Received) Cr-Asset Account (value of asset)
Cr- A/D for this specific asset Dr/Cr -Balance to Gain/Loss on Sale of an asset.
It's mostly correct. The A/D is already a credit so you need to debit it. You must reverse out both the asset and its depreciation.
The first time around you said the asset was fully depreciated. If that's the case, it has zero book value and it must be a gain. (If that wasn't correct, then it can be a gain or loss.)
Everything else here is correct.