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@bradleygood745 @bbqman 

 

Recording the sale of an asset is not at all straightforward from an accounting and tax perspective.  If you didn't take depreciation but should have, you need to contact a CPA/tax accountant.  If you have depreciated the asset, you will create a journal entry that looks something like this:

 

 DebitCredit
Bank Account (sale price)XXX 
Accumulated Depreciation (to close account)XXX 
   Asset Sold - original cost/current basis (to close account) XXX
   Gain (credit) or loss (debit) on sale (to balance) XXX 

 

If you have a gain on the sale, the treatment of the gain may differ depending on the asset and how long you owned it.  Contact a CPA/tax accountant for how to record that.

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