Disposal with Cash Proceeds

Item number 27828 has this current account information:

  • Asset cost: 50,000.

  • Accumulated depreciation: -25, 000.

  • Net book value: 25,000.

This asset is being sold for 10,000.

Record and post the cash to GL and Fixed Assets (Cash Receipt Journal Entry).

Account Number

Account Description

Debit

Credit

50.1110. BEAR

Cash

10,000

N/A

YARD.9113

Cash/Clearing Account

N/A

10,000 (Item number 27828)

Create disposal entries as follows:

Account Number

Account Description

Debit

Credit

50.2030

Cost

N/A

50,000

50.2130

Accumulated Depreciation

25,000

N/A

YARD.9112

Net Book Value

25,000

N/A

YARD.9111

Proceeds from sale of assets

N/A

10,000

YARD.9113

Cash/Clearing Account

10,000

N/A

An entry to the Gain/Loss account 9110 is not made. However, when you run financial transactions, the balances on accounts 9112, 9111, and 9113 are rolled into account 9110 per the level of detail roll-up.

For example, this table illustrates the results of using the Accounts by Business Units program to inquire on the YARD business unit:

Account

Subsidiary

Description

LOD

9110

N/A

Gain on sale of assets

5

9111

N/A

Proceeds from asset disposal

6

9112

N/A

Net book value of assets disposed

6

9113

N/A

Cash proceeds clearing account

6

In this example, these values exist (10,000 original entry + 10,000 entry made during disposal):

Value

Account

25,000

YARD 9112

10,000

YARD.9111

0

YARD.9113

There is a 15,000 loss.