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A company buys an equipment with $ 20. How it should be recorded in the books of Accounts? Is it a Debit in (A) Assets or (B) Expenses?

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Question added by Md Shahidul Islam , Head of Finance & Accounts , Abdul Monem Limited (Coca-Cola)
Date Posted: 2013/06/11

First if the equipement will last more than one year, Second, it depends on the company policy, if there is a scale for the aquisition price to record assets.

And20 USD doesn't seem to be a big amount of money, I would expense it , but , again it depends on the size and company  policy

Mark Angelo Damuag
by Mark Angelo Damuag , Financial Analyst , Evacare Management Consultancy Inc

As long as that equipment have probable future economic benefits and can be controlled by the entity, it should be recorded as asset. So letter A.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

i think its an asset..

you'll debit asset and credit cash

ahmed sameer morsy
by ahmed sameer morsy , Financial Manager , EAST FLEET TRADING COMPANY

 when you see principles of cost accounting you will find:

it depends on  time period for the company to benefit from the equipment

if it  less than one year>>>you can record it as expenses

if it more than one year>>>you can record it as assets

 

Do not look at the price but you must to  see the equipment benefit

Muhammad Asif Jajja
by Muhammad Asif Jajja , Accountant , Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council

(A) Assets

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