question archive On April 1, 2014, Gloria Estefan Company received a condemnation award of $683,700 cash as compensation for the forced sale of the company's land and building, which stood in the path of a new state highway

On April 1, 2014, Gloria Estefan Company received a condemnation award of $683,700 cash as compensation for the forced sale of the company's land and building, which stood in the path of a new state highway

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On April 1, 2014, Gloria Estefan Company received a condemnation award of $683,700 cash as compensation for the forced sale of the company's land and building, which stood in the path of a new state highway. The land and building cost $95,400 and $445,200, respectively, when they were acquired. At April 1, 2014, the accumulated depreciation relating to the building amounted to $254,400. On August 1, 2014, Estafan purchased a piece of replacement property for cash. The new land cost $143,100, and the new building cost $636,000.

Prepare the journal entries to record the transactions on April 1 and August 1, 2014. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) 

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Date Particulars Debit Credit
April 1 Cash 683,700  
  Accumulated Depreciation 254,500  
  Land   95,400
  Building   445,200
  Profit on sale of fixed assets   397,600
  ( Being sale of asset recoreded )    
August 1 Land 143,100  
  Building 636,000  
  Cash   779,100
  ( Being purchase of fixed assets recorded )    

 

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