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  • Oct 12, 2012, 01:29 AM
    Jinnys
    Fixed asset versus purchases
    Hi,

    Let say the company is rental of machine as income of company. What the entry of account when purchase of new machine? Is then the machine is consider as purchase of machine or fixed asset?

    Thank you.
  • Oct 12, 2012, 05:00 AM
    paraclete
    When is the purchase of a machine not the purchase of a fixed asset?
  • Oct 14, 2012, 06:28 PM
    Jinnys
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by paraclete View Post
    when is the purchase of a machine not the purchase of a fixed asset?

    In what situation only consider as purchase of fixed asset?

    Thank you.
  • Oct 14, 2012, 08:41 PM
    paraclete
    A fixed asset is an asset which has a life of more than one year and may be directly or indirectly income producing. The term purchase refers to any acquisition whether fixed asset or operational supply. In English it is a term meaning to exchange money or value for goods or services

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