In this posting transaction, you have to enter the revenue posting (debit A/R, credit revenue from asset sale) first, and then enter the asset retirement. An indicator in the posting transaction specifies that the system posts the asset retirement with the revenue posting.
In an asset sale, the seller retains possession of the legal entity and the buyer purchases individual assets of the company, such as equipment, fixtures, leaseholds, licenses, goodwill, trade secrets, trade names, telephone numbers, and inventory.
First, add the depreciation value to the sale value to find the total value that you extracted from the asset being sold. Subtract the initial value at the time you gained the asset from the extracted value to determine the net gain or loss for the asset.
A held for sale asset is shown on the Statement of Financial Position as a current asset. When the asset is reclassified, depreciation or amortization ceases because it is no longer being held as a productive asset with future benefit beyond its recoverable amount.
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.
In ECC system the Transaction code AS91 is used to create asset master and also post asset values in asset accounting through 'Takeover values'.
Accounting will enter and maintain the fixed asset in SAP. Transaction code, AS03, is used to display an asset master record. You would perform this procedure to verify the location of an asset.
When we scrap an asset, there is no revenue associated with a retirement. To retire an asset by scrapping, we'll enter transaction code ABAVN.
To create a new asset, navigate to Accounting → Financial Accounting → Fixed Assets → Asset → Create → Asset or use Transaction code AS01.