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  • Aug 29, 2012, 12:43 PM
    COQuestions
    how to recognise revenue for trade ins
    We are in the business of selling product X (Large Machinery) We have a new customer, who currently has a competitors product. The sale is constructed as follows,
    We take away the old machine and give them a new one. The product is leased. The leasing company gives us the entire value. The Value of the machine traded in has to be paid back to the compettior. I am struggling with the revenue recognition and journalising of all these transactions,

    Total sale $7K+tade in $2K. Cheque receieved from the leasing company 9K. Cheque payable to competitor $2K
    Curren Journal entires
    Dr AR - 7K
    CR Revenue -7K

    DR Bank - $9K
    Cr AR -7K
    Cr ? -2K

    Dr ? -2K
    Cr Bank 2K
  • Aug 29, 2012, 04:10 PM
    paraclete
    The whole of the sale is revenue, and you have acquired an asset to be disposed of later

    Cr sales $9K
    DR A/R $9K
    CR A/P $2K
    DR Inventory (S/H) $2K

    The lease company pays you for the contract

    DR Bank $9K
    CR A/R $9 K

    The Customer is paid for the trade in

    CR Bank $2K
    DR A/P $2K

    Other considerations are how you dispose of the trade in, whether it is valuable or not, you may debit its value to an account such as Trade-in Allowances if it is of little value

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