The sale of a business usually is not a sale of one asset. Instead, all the assets of the business are sold. Generally, when this occurs, each asset is treated as being sold separately for determining the treatment of gain or loss. A business usually has many assets.
The benefit of an asset sale, from the buyer's perspective, is that it can select which assets and liabilities to acquire in the deal, compared to a stock sale or merger, where the buyer acquires all the assets and liabilities of the target.
For example, a rental car company may sell a group of cars via an asset sale contract. The sale of the rental car business itself would involve a business sale agreement under which it would sell all of its assets (or at least all of the assets needed to operate the rental car business).
What is an asset sale? An asset sale happens when you sell or transfer the assets of your company, rather than shares or stock. These assets can be tangible (eg machinery and inventory) or intangible (eg intellectual property).
How to record disposal of assets Calculate the asset's depreciation amount. The first step is to ensure you have the accurate value of the asset recorded at the time of its disposal. Record the sale amount of the asset. Credit the asset. Remove all instances of the asset from other books. Confirm the accuracy of your work.
Anyway, yes, "for sale" is correct - you want the noun version.
Share sale – where the transaction is structured as a share sale, the shareholders of the target sell their shares to the purchaser. Asset sale – Where an asset sale is agreed upon, the purchaser will acquire only the assets of the business that are subject to sale.
The phrases “for sell” and “for sale” confuse many people. However, the correct term is “for sale.” This indicates that an item or property is for sale. Commonly, people commit an error using “for sell”. This is because “sell” is a verb and “sale” is a noun; hence, “sell” can't be used here.