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  • Aug 15, 2010, 01:52 AM
    blackbeamer
    how do i record the sale of a fixed asset- using DDB depreceiation method?
    purchased a fax machine of 1800.had a useful life of 3yrs & a salvage value of 300.use DDB depreciation method. Company offered to buy the fax machine for 1000.( proceeds received upon purchase)
  • Aug 15, 2010, 01:56 AM
    blackbeamer

    purchased fx machine 1800. Useful life of 3 yrs.salvage value of 300. Another company offered to buy the fx machine for 1000.(proceeds received upon purchase) which accounts do I use to post in the journal?
  • Aug 15, 2010, 06:08 AM
    ArcSine
    The accounts you'll use are
    • Cash
    • Accumulated Depreciation
    • Fixed Assets - Fax machine (or some similarly-titled fixed asset acct)
    • Gain or Loss on Sale


    You already know the cash and fixed assets amounts for the entry. For the others, it'll depend on when the asset was sold--i.e. how much depreciation had been taken up to the date of the sale.

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