Profit/Loss on Sale of Fixed Asset + Sage

pete81
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Hi everyone,
I've got myself confused regarding where to post the Profit or Loss amount on the Sale of a Fixed Asset. According to FRS 102 Section 17.28 it states that any gains or losses (when derecognising) should not be recorded as revenue.
Therefore am I right in assuming that if I sold a FA resulting in a gain, would it be ok to post it to 4200 (Sale of Assets) as this would be shown as a separate item under "Sales" in the P&L which agrees with section 2.25(b).
Vice versa with a loss, post it to a Loss on Disposal account in the Expenses section i.e. 8005 etc.
OR
If the FA is sold as a gain is this simply a re-adjustment of the calculated depreciation and should therefore be posted as a credit to an expense account i.e. 8005.
I've got myself confused regarding where to post the Profit or Loss amount on the Sale of a Fixed Asset. According to FRS 102 Section 17.28 it states that any gains or losses (when derecognising) should not be recorded as revenue.
Therefore am I right in assuming that if I sold a FA resulting in a gain, would it be ok to post it to 4200 (Sale of Assets) as this would be shown as a separate item under "Sales" in the P&L which agrees with section 2.25(b).
Vice versa with a loss, post it to a Loss on Disposal account in the Expenses section i.e. 8005 etc.
OR
If the FA is sold as a gain is this simply a re-adjustment of the calculated depreciation and should therefore be posted as a credit to an expense account i.e. 8005.
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Answers
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Hi
yes if fixed assets are sold they are for a loss: cr fixed asset account and dr sale of fixed assets
kind regards
Paula Welsh
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