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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.

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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