Swann Company sold a delivery truck on April 1, 2019. Swann had acquired the truck on January 1, 2015, for $42,000. At acquisiti
on, Swann had estimated that the truck would have an estimated life of 5 years and a residual value of $5,000. At December 31, 2018, the truck had a book value of $12,400. Required: 1. Prepare any necessary journal entries to record the sale of the truck, assuming it sold for:_______. a. $12,000 b. $9,000 2. How should the gain or loss on disposal be reported on the income statement? 3. Assume that Swann uses IFRS and sold the truck for $12,000. In addition, Swann had previously recorded a revaluation surplus related to this machine of $4,000. What journal entries are required to record the sale?
First, it is necessary to record the depreciation expenses for January, February, and March: Depreciation expense over the three months is calculated as ($42,000 - $5,000) x 3/60 = $1,850. As of April 1, the journal entries for the depreciation expense for January, February, and March shall reflect Dr Depreciation Expense 1,850 and Cr Accumulated Depreciation 1,850. Consequently, the book value of the truck becomes $12,400 - $1,850 = $10,550. 1) In the scenario where the truck sells for $12,000 on April 1, the entries will be: Dr Cash 12,000, Dr Accumulated Depreciation 31,450, Cr Gain from Sale 1,450, and Cr Truck 42,000. If it instead sells for $9,000, the entries will adjust to: Dr Cash 9,000, Dr Accumulated Depreciation 31,450, Dr Loss from Sale 1,550, and Cr Truck 42,000. 2) Any gain or loss from the truck's sale should be recorded on the income statement under gains or losses from asset sales. 3) If Swann adopts IFRS and there was a revaluation surplus recorded on the truck, upon selling it for $12,000 on April 1, the entries should show: Dr Cash 12,000, Dr Revaluation Surplus 4,000, Dr Loss from Sale 1,450, and Cr Truck 14,550.
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In this transaction, we debit the cash account because cash has been received and credit the service revenue since the service has been performed. Both entries are made for the amount of $18,000 to ensure accurate recording.
