Discarding Fixed Assets
When fixed assets are no longer useful to business and have no residual or market value, they are discarded. To illustrate, assume that an time of equipment acquired at a cost of $25000 is fully depreciated at December 31, the end of the preceding fiscal year. On February 14, the equipment is discarded. The entry to record this is as follows:
Fed. 14 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 25000
Equipment 25000
To write off equipment discarded.