In: Accounting
On April 1, 2018, JS Co. sold equipment to JL Co. Service in exchange for a zerointerest bearing note with a face value of €109,000, with payment due in 12 months. The cost of goods sold is € 58,000. The fair value of the equipment on the date of sale was €100,000.
A- Record the entry showing how much revenue should JS Co. record on April 1, 2018.
B- Record the entry showing how much revenue should it report related to this transaction on December 31, 2018.
In the given case, the JS Co sold equipment to JL Co
Sale value = €109000
Cost of goods sold = €58000
Fair value = €100000
Journal entries :-
Date | Particulars | debit (€) | Credit (€) |
1st April 2018 | note receivable | 109000 | |
To sales | 109000 | ||
(Being equipment sold and received note receivable) | |||
31st December 2018 | income summary | 58000 | |
To cost of goods sold | 58000 | ||
(Being cost of goods sold transfered to income statement) | |||
Sales | 109000 | ||
To income summary | 109000 | ||
(Being sales transfered to income summary) |
Income to be reported on 31-12-2018 is €109000
Net income to be recorded = €109000 - €58000
= €51000
Information regarding the fair value is irrelevant for the seller for recording the transactions.
In the given case the sold item was treated as goods to seller but not as equipment and this is the reason for not considering the fair value of the item. Reason for taking like this is in the given question it is said that cost of goods sold but not as cost of asset.
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